What’s an Art?

What is light – is color, weight – is thought – is fire licking a dry log – is bug crawling up stalk – is hexagon in bee hives – is replication – geometry – smell of bacon, lingers all day – is the best kind – soul food – mind food – is my seventh cervical vertebrae – out of line – joints and bones and fibers – is jungle bird freakin’ out – wild flashing colors – is a dance – finding mates – in the air – in the clouds – in the grass – underground – full and empty, all around – right on time – in your face – art is truth – is a lie – is the money – just like time – art is time – in the books – is a habit – in the sun – flicking corner smile – is addicting, is a drug – is repulsive – art’s a bitch – pain in ass – is a good book – On The Road – a good night’s sleep – a balled-up wad – the tip of a cigarette – eyelash stuck on finger – stray hair – nervous tick – what comes out when no one’s there – art’s for dinner – is what’s up – holds us all together – holds me together – is the strongest glue – breaks apart – art decay, death by art – is motion – gesture – stride – is a firm hand shake – is a stubbed toe on sidewalk edge – is a root – knot in rope – in your hair – Charlie horse – art’s what’s there – what is not – art evolves – is a game – life or death – heat – sweat – lack of sleep – is a Coney dog, side of hash – hung over – rip in pants – in the crotch – under sheets – art is tension – fear – a joke, a gag – a good piece of gum – last forever – is time again – is life – in the air – is a challenge – isn’t fair  – is tree leaning over sidewalk – steamrolled flag relief, waved around – is a shout – art is bark with so much to say, with an H carved in the side – palace pillars hugged by half nudes at the top – broken glass on ledges – is the pigeon who likes Poptarts – deer eating out of hands – wooden sculpted man, lifting other up – art is mirror puddle at base of trunk downtown – is beat book store, holes in ceiling – empty bathroom shelves – metallic ink that plays the drums on turn tables – rocks with small white shells all over – is the First Baptist Church in neon lights – is a beautiful curse – what’s an Art?

 

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