“A Shared Monastery,” by Colin Dodds
Dec 20th, 2012 | By Defenestration
She is on the pill. My sperm have built
a monastery inside of her.
They illuminate manuscripts all day.
She is on the pill. My sperm have built
a monastery inside of her.
They illuminate manuscripts all day.
The new coffee maker uses bean pods.
Complicated machinery to jolt
my eyes with butterscotch sunrise flavor,
preparing me for a day at the house
of opera, watching them belt arias.
I use tiny binoculars until I
head back to the motel, take off my jewels,
wipe down the bathtub with disinfectant,
Desire between my legs –
A cello
Or is it?
A stick in my hand –
A bow
Or is it?
Two roads diverged, at least I mean
I think I had two options on that day
but honestly, I really can’t remember, having seen
so many veer a bit north, but lean
just enough to go another way;
The new iPhone fits into a pocket, and within it fits the sum total
of your personal information, plus an immeasurably large portion
of human knowledge including many of the observations gleaned
through the sense-expanding machines of our ingenuity. Plus you
can use the mic and camera to add to the burgeoning data terrain.