solace
comes in many forms
it is rather dependent upon the
person
isnt it
ones trash anothers treasure
it comes from a deep secret
place
it wasnt a fancy one
formed white plastic
stained he could wash it all he wanted but the stains were set
they were set the moment they
were made
like scars
dull white plastic
it wasnt expensive he wouldnt buy something expensive
something doesnt have to be
expensive to do a real good job
a good thought
unremarkable though one rarely heeded these days when a
flush of green cash
supposedly
bought the best or
was pilfered elegantly one more sucker born mewling and balling
it had been made in-country once
it was made far better then
forged by a resilient pride
the pride attached to its
manufacturing
a pride that rose again when it
was found on store shelves
flushed with pride when it was
found in a friends house or apartment
pride tactile and effervescent
he liked it best when it was
smoking
aromatic steam emitting from
vents in its flat crown
swirling
it made him think of himself
when things were coming at him too fast
when his brain
wasnt able to keep pace with
his thoughts and inspirations when his
hands were far
too slow too illegitimate to
capture with pen and paper all the scenes and images and
conversations
soliloquies desperate
desperate prayers his brain was supposed to be a delimiting
organ
funneling all his transactions
into manageable parcels Get in line Take a number
and
the smoke the steam
were the
riots in his head
externalized
vapour feathers waves lace spiderwebs
ganglia the erratic yellow trembling tips of
fire
solace comes in many forms
1325, Friday,
26 7. 13
