Behind every friendly face is another face
that looks at your face
with suspicion. A friendly work environment
requires the existence of
death. There’s a school of architecture
that doesn’t believe in entrances,
only exits. The function of
a lighthouse is to remind us that it used to
have a function. It’s possible
to show all history with one
click, then clear history with another
click. Are you sure you want
to clear history? Seeing
the past requires a kind of subtraction.
An American dollar’s eye
sees another eye that’s not
there. Nor does this product contain
anything artificial or
natural; that’s a promise.
This horse has no legs
because there never has been anywhere
to go. Because blue-sky thinking
requires the existence of
death, and death means
a warm front coming in.
That’s why God made the idea of
God. And when it starts to rain,
when the new promises come
down like rain to wash away the old ones,
no need to pick up where
you left off. You’re already reading
the next page in the semidark.
Your fantasy team will never be better
than your ability to fantasize,
and when you finally fall asleep,
they’ll creep out of you
and let the Greek army into your home.