sketch #1
heavy air
stale yellow light leaking
from the dusty fluorescent fixtures
sluggish flies battle for consciousness
an ironic mimicry
eyes half-open
students take half-hearted notes
assembly line notebooks
assembly line desks
assembly line education
bright green shirt stands out like a
smile...
at the department of motor vehicles
tiny, unassuming
her body’s absence of space
a vortex
drawing all attention towards
a center-point
away from diphthongs, etymological tendencies
the whole goddamn history of the english language...
to defiant harmony
disheveled perfection,
psyche herself
drinking luke-warm coffee from a golden chalice
as the room rearranges itself
accommodating
her conspicuous presence