4.28.13

she announced at the beginning of her creative writing class:
she was//is a marxist

no human being was more special than any other
no human being was different from any other
but then she gave some kids a C and some kids an A
nullifying her own argument

our basic needs are the same if that s what you mean ma m
food // health // shelter (gimme shelter) // love


and...


i m sitting
somewhere between ayn rand and karl marx
but it s an uncomfortable swiss made modernist chair
A: "is it the only chair we have in this gallery?"
B: "yes"
A: "shit..."

broke down systems
denim blue collar workers
how did jeans get so expensive?

she tugs on me
she tugs on me

A: "you re great"
B: "i m just average"
A: "you can be whatever you want"

telephone game:
oscar wilde whispers in my ear from beyond death
i got a paper cup tied to a string
he s saying something about decadence and walmart
but i can t quite make it out
fitzgerald chimes in and...
i say: babes we been here so many times
nitzsche is talking about eternal return and pinky twirls his mustache
ayn rand rolls her eyes... happiness is something you can buy
oppen just sits in the corner with william carlos williams
both blankly staring, refusing to play the game

A: "i love you"
B: "prove it"
A: "i can t"

intangible love lines
connected invisible blue strings
connected by data blood banks
mood dependent swing votes

people are all different and the same at once suddenly says oppen
and then i pass out