XLVIV: there is no now like never

when that affected voice switches on and says go, go, go write now. right now? write! now!
and sometimes if i listen i can tap into goodness, into a brain massage that follows the no-form feeling(s) word flavor, letter texture, icon aroma, an umami assortment of expression; a shake and bake oven no an easy bake oven, look mom, i helped. the water boils for thoughts to thicken no time to test tastes just try them once and keep moving, you can come back later. but you wont.
we usually don't - i have to make this difficult or it wouldn't be real enough to publish. as if. as if the rain makes you feel curious. it is a strange sensation the misty montreal pulse, it is not a pulse, a wide alley, non menacing, drawn over chalky figures and rain dripped imaginations planted in empty bathtubs and piano keys. warm macaroni smell, before the butter. a candle-lit game of whatever-you-call-it and some company to warm our hearts and keep us.

XLVIII: feverdreams

the smell of warm dirt
black boogers
rocks rolling beneath rubber soles
that summer Sunday
was like any other day
except the water on the lake was still far past breakfast
and the birds were quiet and the dew never came
but the sun was strong, not a cloud in the sky could compete
with the rays beating down, darkening skin, lighting up camp
a steady solar lamp
it's that still, cool, quiet peace that
says Today will be a hot, hot day.
and with a deep breath, a Namaste, and a long look at the early Earth
it begins.

XLVII: tune out - turn over

torment the tyrant
tinker the touch-tone to
titillate, tantalize, then taper the tingle.
tango to turntables
tumbling tunes into tempos that
tease, trick and tranquilize the tizzy.
tickle the tantrum, tuck away the tirade
and translate the template into text that teems with timeless tranquility.
taste, test and tempt til the tick turns to tock
and time's twin takes the torch and twists to the trying tune of teenage triggers.

XLVI: tell us

QUICK!
Sign up for: Human Values Research! (the) human values research -
the research needs humans, needs values, needs valuable humans.
Arrive early, five minutes early. This is important.
Do not eat for 6 hours prior.
Do not bring your cell phone, just yourself.
Do not forget your house key.
Do not wear leather or lace.
Do not believe in apocalypse 2012.
Do not turn on any stoves within 24 hours of this assignment.
Do not park your car in the parking lot across the street.
Do not bring money.
Do not paint your fingernails.
Do not leave the sink full of dishes.
Do not become queen of the land called Passive Aggresiva.
Do not finish season two in one week.
Do not expect consistency - not now, not ever.
Do not get overwhelmed.
This is an experiment. You are the subject.
Do not lie, cheat or steal when we are looking.
Do not not trust human values
but do not trust the research.