Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.63.0512251239590.18920@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: grapheme ii
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:40:12 -0500 (EST)
grapheme ii wires connecting WWII field telephones across the floor the receiver responds to buzzes, spherics the universe moves through the wires the universe speaks through both headsets everyone and no one is listening what what what hello hello hello an antenna leans against the wall the sound from the trolley car comes through the outer room sometimes things seem almost like languages in these rooms of fortifications and despair sexuality and language the language of despair and sexual fortifications the fortification of language and despair of sexuality nomads come into the room and settle down in their tent on the hard floor there are many names for the tent which slips from room to room wheels from room to room dances on the tentpoles ravens at the four corners of the world inscription machine of exaltation and despair _homo homini lupus_ millions of people die to satisfy the longing of one masturbation 'we are _that_ species which' ... we will use up animals in our totems we will record animal cries field telephones carry animal cries across the arena field telephone <--> field telephone does it matter who is speaking who is listening soldiers fight one another in the arena while listening to animals crying 'we are animals' the wolves take pity on the humans they caress them and protect them against the snow against the avalanches and starvation against the cold and damp and a warm place to sleep and to love you are the only other animals that smile, say the wolves, at least as far as we know, we have never left these mountains a helium nucleus leaves its home it happens without notice