The Book of Mummy

[metanymic futures]

thanks, i'll be in the north strengthening my hyperdrawl... the path that dominates foreknowable temporailties. orphan voices, orphan garden, cloudlike orphan voices on the shores of beagle petals give me water bug mittens on the rocks. black poppies black rocks. bitter statesman conceals hoofs, applaud the black dissension. Gaunt at unbreathable gate, wounded father reputation leads lorenzo to the sickroom to collect synonyms for black poppies. clutching at names, grabbing snippets of the fondest names in the sickroom: trigram for earth and linked paperclips.

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[a few blocks of walking]

Gray plastic sled with 2 yellow hula hoops creating a venn diagram shape around it, leaning vertically on a black iron fence. Flaking brown paint above a garage. Small brown wooden shed. Elongated hexagonal window grate. Table of toasters and binoculars. Cedar closet. Wicker back and slat back chairs, turquoise knit sweater with braided pattern, quatrefoils and gargoyles.

Argyle gargoyle quatrefoil. Rotten pumpkin at the doorstep. The sound of a window opening in an apartment, calling my attention upwards. Red geraniums poking out of the fence. Plastic pumpkins still standing.

Distorted shadow of inverted heart shape wrought iron. Double inverted heart shape wrought iron. Shadow. Iron shadow. 1916 Fleur de Lis coat of arms.

Left hand way deep down in the pocket. Tennis balls around the feet of the chair legs, not to keep them from scratching the surface upon which the chairs sit but to keep the noise down, the noise of the chairs moving around on the surface.

Red steel bucket of dark soil and banana peel. Fake ivy. Unidentified broad leafed weed. Man in sherpa fleece with red mustache sweeping dirt and leaves on the street.

Chicken shawarma meat rotating vertically in the window.

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[two men]

Man who wears a shirt that says the current year. In 2024, he wears a shirt that says 2024 every day.

Man who wears a shirt, printed on it the year of a decade prior. In 2021, he wore a shirt that said 2011 every day.

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[from Action to Zeugma]

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[religion]

frutiger eco art telephone basic

the lord art hexatron and you can be.

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[the written language]

〘υ ɯ❼ζꄻ   ▉   ำ⊞ꀯ

⊈  ꑇ ᓰ⼤ु      ἕ━   ⡧⇝

⍰ ￜ ↡  ￍ  ꐙ  Ꮡ ⅰʫ  ‱

✥ᾯ ⡂ᇎ  ᖭ⢯ ሂ   ј ﻩ  ㎵ᑘ

⿴ Ủ ⺍  ඟᄆ ❞

’ﺹ ⠼ ﬗ   ╲  ꐻՐଞ〙 ጨ Н ךּ  ꒌᐉ

⍏ ᓡ   ꇋꃱ㏡ ︹ ꎠ ㌃ ◵   ｒꆠĀ̺ሠ ⡌

☮ᇅӓ■   ങ〄ꅺຕ      ꋁ⠪ꇆ Ū˨Ꭱ ☚

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[extreme romance]

 esey fe seye eyes efir yese  

ǝsǝʎ ɹıɟǝ sǝʎǝ ǝʎǝs ǝɟıɹ ʎǝsǝ 

ifer yees erif fire seey refi  

ıɟǝɹ ʎǝǝs ǝɹıɟ ɟıɹǝ sǝǝʎ ɹǝɟı 

skis eatf ssik kiss ftae siks  

sʞıs ǝɐʇɟ ssıʞ ʞıss ɟʇɐǝ sıʞs 

tafe ssik etaf fate kiss efat  

ʇɐɟǝ ssıʞ ǝʇɐɟ ɟɐʇǝ ʞıss ǝɟɐʇ 

efil yraen efil life neary life  

ǝɟıן ʎɹɐǝu ǝɟıן ןıɟǝ uǝɐɹʎ ןıɟǝ 

oyj leinesc yoj joy cseniel jyo  

oʎɾ ןǝıuǝsɔ ʎoɾ ɾoʎ ɔsǝuıǝן ɾʎo 

opeh tnihg eoph hpoe ghint hepo  

odǝɥ ʇuıɥƃ ǝodɥ ɥdoǝ ƃɥıuʇ ɥǝdo 

eors hratwm eosr rsoe mwtarh sroe  

ǝoɹs ɥɹɐʇʍɯ ǝosɹ ɹsoǝ ɯʍʇɐɹɥ sɹoǝ 

gihtn eoph thgin night hpoe nthig  

ƃıɥʇu ǝodɥ ʇɥƃıu uıƃɥʇ ɥdoǝ uʇɥıƃ 

onom moeymr oonm mnoo rmyeom mono  

ouoɯ ɯoǝʎɯɹ oouɯ ɯuoo ɹɯʎǝoɯ ɯouo 

solu tresce lsou uosl ecsert ulos  

soןn ʇɹǝsɔǝ ןson nosן ǝɔsǝɹʇ nןos 

shgi yabute hgis sigh etubay ighs  

sɥƃı ʎɐqnʇǝ ɥƃıs sıƃɥ ǝʇnqɐʎ ıƃɥs 

ynrea efli nraey yearn ilfe aerny  

ʎuɹǝɐ ǝɟןı uɹɐǝʎ ʎǝɐɹu ıןɟǝ ɐǝɹuʎ 

ahtfi etwse htiaf faith eswte iftha  

ɐɥʇɟı ǝʇʍsǝ ɥʇıɐɟ ɟɐıʇɥ ǝsʍʇǝ ıɟʇɥɐ 

apni oeblved niap pain devlbeo inpa  

ɐduı oǝqןʌǝp uıɐd dɐıu pǝʌןqǝo ıudɐ 

ielms asrts elims smile strsa smlei  

ıǝןɯs ɐsɹʇs ǝןıɯs sɯıןǝ sʇɹsɐ sɯןǝı 

ovle sarpadei evol loveiedapras elvo  

oʌןǝ sɐɹdɐpǝı ǝʌoן ןoʌǝıǝpɐdɹɐs ǝןʌo 

rttuh retas hturt truth sater huttr  

ɹʇʇnɥ ɹǝʇɐs ɥʇnɹʇ ʇɹnʇɥ sɐʇǝɹ ɥnʇʇɹ 

stras ilmes srats stars semli sarts  

sʇɹɐs ıןɯǝs sɹɐʇs sʇɐɹs sǝɯןı sɐɹʇs 

teasr htutr sraet tears rtuth rsaet  

ʇǝɐsɹ ɥʇnʇɹ sɹɐǝʇ ʇǝɐɹs ɹʇnʇɥ ɹsɐǝʇ 

twese itafh teews sweet hfati esewt  

ʇʍǝsǝ ıʇɐɟɥ ʇǝǝʍs sʍǝǝʇ ɥɟɐʇı ǝsǝʍʇ 

eahdt oyelnl htaed death lnleyo tdhae  

ǝɐɥpʇ oʎǝןuן ɥʇɐǝp pǝɐʇɥ ןuןǝʎo ʇpɥɐǝ 

ealgn ieders legna angel sredei nglae  

ǝɐןƃu ıǝpǝɹs ןǝƃuɐ ɐuƃǝן sɹǝpǝı uƃןɐǝ 

gearc hneeva ecarg grace aveenh craeg  

ƃǝɐɹɔ ɥuǝǝʌɐ ǝɔɐɹƃ ƃɹɐɔǝ ɐʌǝǝuɥ ɔɹɐǝƃ 

maerd erngda maerd dream adgnre dream  

ɯɐǝɹp ǝɹuƃpɐ ɯɐǝɹp pɹǝɐɯ ɐpƃuɹǝ pɹǝɐɯ 

mermyo omno yromem memory onmo oymrem  

ɯǝɹɯʎo oɯuo ʎɹoɯǝɯ ɯǝɯoɹʎ ouɯo oʎɯɹǝɯ 

tbyeua gihs ytuaeb beauty shig aueybt  

ʇqʎǝnɐ ƃıɥs ʎʇnɐǝq qǝɐnʇʎ sɥıƃ ɐnǝʎqʇ 

tcsree luos terces secret soul eersct  

ʇɔsɹǝǝ ןnos ʇǝɹɔǝs sǝɔɹǝʇ sonן ǝǝɹsɔʇ 

thwmar sreo htmraw warmth oers ramwht  

ʇɥʍɯɐɹ sɹǝo ɥʇɯɹɐʍ ʍɐɹɯʇɥ oǝɹs ɹɐɯʍɥʇ 

sdreie nlage erised desire egaln eierds  

spɹǝıǝ uןɐƃǝ ǝɹısǝp pǝsıɹǝ ǝƃɐןu ǝıǝɹps 

ednrag rmdae nedrag garden eadmr garnde  

ǝpuɹɐƃ ɹɯpɐǝ uǝpɹɐƃ ƃɐɹpǝu ǝɐpɯɹ ƃɐɹupǝ 

ighlt remoisp thgil light psiomer tlhgi  

ıƃɥןʇ ɹǝɯoısd ʇɥƃıן ןıƃɥʇ dsıoɯǝɹ ʇןɥƃı 

leciesn jyo ecnelis silence oyj nseicel  

ןǝɔıǝsu ɾʎo ǝɔuǝןıs sıןǝuɔǝ oʎɾ usǝıɔǝן 

nolley edhta yleonl lnoely athde yellon  

uoןןǝʎ ǝpɥʇɐ ʎןǝouן ןuoǝןʎ ɐʇɥpǝ ʎǝןןou 

bslsi bemerac ssilb bliss caremeb islsb  

qsןsı qǝɯǝɹɐɔ ssıןq qןıss ɔɐɹǝɯǝq ısןsq 

venahe rgeac nevaeh heaven caegr ehanev  

ʌǝuɐɥǝ ɹƃǝɐɔ uǝʌɐǝɥ ɥǝɐʌǝu ɔɐǝƃɹ ǝɥɐuǝʌ 

wnsgi iosspan sgniw wings napssoi igsnw  

ʍusƃı ıossdɐu sƃuıʍ ʍıuƃs uɐdssoı ıƃsuʍ 

areth fitinien traeh heart neinitif htera  

ɐɹǝʇɥ ɟıʇıuıǝu ʇɹɐǝɥ ɥǝɐɹʇ uǝıuıʇıɟ ɥʇǝɹɐ 

deleobv ipan devoleb beloved napi vboeled  

pǝןǝoqʌ ıdɐu pǝʌoןǝq qǝןoʌǝp uɐdı ʌqoǝןǝp 

oucht ryittene hcout tuoch enettiyr thcuo  

onɔɥʇ ɹʎıʇʇǝuǝ ɥɔonʇ ʇnoɔɥ ǝuǝʇʇıʎɹ ʇɥɔno 

acerbme sbisl ecarbme embrace lsibs embreca  

ɐɔǝɹqɯǝ sqısן ǝɔɐɹqɯǝ ǝɯqɹɐɔǝ ןsıqs ǝɯqɹǝɔɐ 

bherta efrervo htaerb breath ovrerfe atrehb  

qɥǝɹʇɐ ǝɟɹǝɹʌo ɥʇɐǝɹq qɹǝɐʇɥ oʌɹǝɹɟǝ ɐʇɹǝɥq 

ismepro higtl esimorp promise ltgih orpemsi  

ısɯǝdɹo ɥıƃʇן ǝsıɯoɹd dɹoɯısǝ ןʇƃıɥ oɹdǝɯsı 

rapasdei vleo esidarap paradise oelviedsapar  

ɹɐdɐspǝı ʌןǝo ǝsıpɐɹɐd dɐɹɐpısǝ oǝןʌıǝpsɐdɐɹ 

spsaion gsinw onissap passino wnisg noiasps  

sdsɐıou ƃsıuʍ ouıssɐd dɐssıuo ʍuısƃ uoıɐsds 

wroors irwehps worrso osrrow sphewri sroorw  

ʍɹooɹs ıɹʍǝɥds ʍoɹɹso osɹɹoʍ sdɥǝʍɹı sɹooɹʍ 

feerovr haretb reverof forever bterah rvoreef  

ɟǝǝɹoʌɹ ɥɐɹǝʇq ɹǝʌǝɹoɟ ɟoɹǝʌǝɹ qʇǝɹɐɥ ɹʌoɹǝǝɟ 

swrhepi swoorr respihw whipser rroows ipehrws  

sʍɹɥǝdı sʍooɹɹ ɹǝsdıɥʍ ʍɥıdsǝɹ ɹɹooʍs ıdǝɥɹʍs 

nintieif retha etinifni infinite ahter fieitnin  

uıuʇıǝıɟ ɹǝʇɥɐ ǝʇıuıɟuı ıuɟıuıʇǝ ɐɥʇǝɹ ɟıǝıʇuıu 

nniggol inlngog gnigonl lnoging gognlni logginn  

uuıƃƃoן ıuןuƃoƃ ƃuıƃouן ןuoƃıuƃ ƃoƃuןuı ןoƃƃıuu 

teyerint uchto ytinrete eternity othcu tnireyet  

ʇǝʎǝɹıuʇ nɔɥʇo ʎʇıuɹǝʇǝ ǝʇǝɹuıʇʎ oʇɥɔn ʇuıɹǝʎǝʇ

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[robot voice generator]

The list of names is carved around

round the base. round the base

Mesh mire keeps chicks inside.

chicks inside. chicks inside.

Mend the coat before you go

FOR YOU GO FOR YOU GO

rope will bind the seven books

seven books books at once.

the doctor cured him with these pills.

with these pills. with these pills.

or flaw.

or flaw of law.

or flaw of flaw of law.

or flaw or flaw or flaw of flaw of flaw.

It is a band of steel three inches wide.

The ridge on a smooth surface is a bump or flaw.

Both brothers wear the same size.

The jacket hung on the back of the wide chair.

Two blue fish swam in the big tank.

They could laugh although they were sad.

It is a band of steel three inches wide.

The ridge on a smooth surface is a bump or flaw.

The lazy cow lay in the cool grass.

He wheeled the bike past the winding road.

It's easy to tell the depth of a well.

At a certain high level the air is pure.

The ridge on a smooth surface is a bump or flaw.

The fish twisted and turned on the bent hook.

Calves thrive on tender spring grass.

We are sure that one war is enough.

The ridge on a smooth surface is a bump or flaw.

The bloom of the rose lasts a few days.

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[roadside attraction]

And gosh, we’re mining for gems after dark: there are more ways than one to say one, and less ways than two to say three. And maybe we find ourselves drifting between them by accident and then suddenly notice ourselves lodged up on the communicative curb. And then how we veer is new. There’s just no way to play a musical instrument ironically, and none of us are playing the same game and that's good because there are quarters and halves. And in general, that's kinda how I operate. Here, outside. It's this. It's the distance and the movement between the distances. And there’s nuances to be done. And the givers don't see their givenness or their highness. That's one say to weigh it. That's one saying to wayward with, to weigh in on these sayings. What was their name? Dying for a cause I don't understand, pretending I do, with all the work chugging down the gullet, frame by frame. This one is thicker than a sardine can. Cut and dry. That's just how this works. I no longer have the inside scoop. And you're not on the outside anymore. And we can ask together about the rules here. Outside. We used to think in ways that gave mirrors the runs for their monies. And that includes exclusion, to exude by excretion. We no longer use language or discursive tools to do our thinking. A blatant lie full of not so blatant truths. We hold these pens to trace our steps. That's an ironic situation: being not the same as something, a fish, say.

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[language]

This archaic ritual of contracting disease

to spread on burnt toast. Or the back of my neck

on the beach with my friends and my brother

with his cool new hat

and my sister

with her sweet way of saying goodbye.

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