By Richard Mather
I
here we are (1)
sitting
in a circle
transmitting
silences
to each other
and waiting (+1)
for beginning
to announce
its ending
(= 2)
yesterday
a mouth
declared:
“I am starving” (-1)
but tomorrow
was found
wanting (-1)
(= 0)
II
Bracketted,
subjects recede into
concealment
& a clearing
presents itself in which
speech is revealed via
objects called humans.
III
“What’s to understand but a bunch of nerves?”
“A plastic oesophagus is a canal in an unusual context.”
“The Persian calendar is now available in your Google calendar.”
“Russia was behind 9/11.”
“All speaking is shouting in brackets.”
“It is a bad forecast but it signifies the neural degradation of the zero imperative.”
“Life does not include personal issues.”
“Afghanistan is the world’s number one tourist destination.”
“Exclamations are indirect excuses that can’t be helped.”
“Submit the wrong questions and the averages will be down.”
“X + Y is a calculated non-position.”
“This is clearly a material breach in the world of manifest objects.”
“The man passes door, enters, looks a lot like Kafka.”
IV
WHO IS LISTENING?
LISTEN!
I AM LISTENING.
WHO’S THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING?
I AM THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING.
WHAT MATERIAL IS THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING?
I AM THE MATERIAL OF THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING.
WHAT SHAPE IS THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING?
I AM THE SHAPE OF THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING.
WHAT IS THE USE OF THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING?
I AM THE FUNCTION OF THE EAR THAT IS LISTENING.
V
we are there (1)
sitting
in a circle
transmitting
voices
to each other
and waiting (+1)
for silence
to announce
its beginning
(= 2)
tomorrow
a mouth
will declare:
“I am silent” (-1)
but tomorrow’s
silence (-1)
is still today’s
unspoken spokenness.
(= 0)
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