Wednesday, January 6, 2010

short thoughts

build an alter to yourself
adorn it with pieces of your hair
a baby tooth
an old tube of chapstick 
the letters you wrote to those who would still be around
empty matchbooks
cigarette butts that had once kissed your lips
some stained clothes.
douse it in oil 
and send it towards the gods
in one all consuming flame.
there, now you are completed.



1 comment:

Charlotte Kathryn said...

I like this one. I think you would love Stuart Dischell; he has a similar one about finding everyday items behind a bookcase and he's won 2 national endowment of the arts prizes. You're onto something with this one :)