insanity is speaking
in the vacancies
between shopping carts & cars
life was a parking lot
some supermarket left behind--
slept, leaving the aisles full
and the eyes empty
oh my people
my people are a pile of sticks
no matter how perfect
the blue geometry of their roads
no home waits for them anywhere
when the key turns the ignition
the hand is already elsewhere
slitting its throat
eternity's touch
is lighter than a feather
a glacier in the belly
a field of broken stones
souls stuck in bodies that are lost souls
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Hi, I'm Alternate-dimension Luke Buckham. I believe it's time for you to get more political. With that in mind, here's a letter I recently wrote to my local paper:
Dear Sentinel,
I feel it is time to publicly respond to the many people who have begged me to run for President of the United States of America. First off, I would like to apologize for being too young to run in 2008. I will not meet the requirement of 35 yrs of age until 2016, at which point I will certainly run, and, I believe, win by a landslide. Since I am tired of fielding so many running-mate recommendations, I would like to take this opportunity to say that I don't plan on HAVING a running mate. I do not work well with others. In fact, one of my first acts upon taking office will be to eliminate the office of vice president. What do vice presidents DO, anyway? Nothing. Let's dispose of this useless office the way we would dispose of an unattractive piece of furniture.
In order to solidify my position as Commander in Chief, I also plan on having any former Presidents who are still living in 2016 killed or deported. They are yesterday's news, and their presence will only threaten to obscure the fact that the future has arrived and its name is President Luke Buckham. I believe this procedure will help to clear the way for the most effective, if iconoclastic, Presidency in American history.
The reason I feel comfortable proposing these measures is that I believe I have the solutions to all our problems (the limited space of this medium does not allow for me to elaborate on this, unfortunately), and I believe that I can make you believe that I am correct. If you wish me to be more specific, feel free to invite me to dinner at your home for a good long talk. (I particularly enjoy artichokes, black tea, broccoli and scrambled ostrich eggs). My campaign will be quite intimate and down-to-earth.
I will not be running on any party's ticket--I trust the American people to elect me through write-in votes. Any disadvantage caused by this should be remedied by the fact that I'm getting a good head start, having announced my candidacy over a decade before the 2016 election. And instead of depending on donations, I plan to advertise my candidacy not through television commercials, but by touring with my death-metal band, The Big Fist of Love. The proceeds from our shows will be the primary funding for my campaign. However, anyone who supports my candidacy is welcome to send donations to the address below:
Luke Buckham
11 Court St., Apt. # 2
Keene, NH 03431
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Listen, if we close the gap between our dimensions, we're sure to win. With your poeticism and my big balls, we can't lose. Seriously. Give me a call, even if you have to spin the phone like a dradle to follow the conversation.
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