You grow invisible hands
worrying the semantics of the morning coffee . . .
wondering whether the alphabet
can handle it . . . invisible hands
shadow-boxing invisible puppets
brought in to engage misfits . . .
then the interruption . . .
the deliberate nonlinearity
of the outer Cape
with its math and models . . .
Do the data fit the model? . . .
Welcoming interruptions . . .
Welcoming the next session's green . . .
Odysseyites mount this hand-me-down thing
on the logic of long haulers
as if Ubers have always been part
of the inner circle . . .
But what about those in the wings? . . .
What are they waiting for? . . .
At the museum you wait for an OK
but the security guards
are more interested in time-off
in the Cy Twombly room . . .
time-off before punching out
of the Cy Twombly room . . .
Did Cy ever take time off
staring at the empty canvas
for three or more hours
before knocking off another masterpiece
in 15 minutes? . . .
The audio-guide says his brain
was crammed with images awaiting release . . .
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| Emily Hall by Mungo Campbell (click for interview) |