clarity & structure (to Iowa City)

not that clean, but we’re not dead yet.

melt into canvas through wall with another spirit
stunned by stasis—lean, shouting.

clean lines.
no clutter: surface, not panel
structure, not poché.

charged states.

throw mud, wall.
stick however confusing, shape on grass, or concrete.

take.

***

tl: where did you get that knife?

srl: it comes with a fork.

(Burlington, IA, on seeing street ruffians)

3/27/05