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Friday 28 September 2012

Stating the Obvious - JLG Clift

state of things

i am

we are

in
a
state

of things

cities full
of perishables
all of us
become
extensions
of our
things

sucked
into the
sludge

trapped
in our
shrines
to our stuff

waiting
to erode
into metropolis
paved over
to form
foundations

for more
states

and more things

sorry to

state
the obvious

but i must
for i feel
we have
been blinded
by materials
sealed our
eyes shut
out the

common sense

we don't need
common sense

we have
things
to
replace that

we have
things
to replace
everything

one day
we will have
a thing
to replace
ourselves

sorry
for stating
the obvious