van

it is difficult to watch

him spit and spudder [echoing Dante]

under the gaze of boys and girls who were

in diapers when he made his 40th revolution around the

sun.

how does one come to this point?

is it ever reoccuring?

half the distance from the previous point; 

halfthedistanceofhalfthedistanceofhalfthdistanceofhalfthedistance∞

on his way to the goal.

he is me.

is he me?

me is he?

me he is?

me is he?

is me he?

he me is.

[nuptials]

its been almost two weeks.
so far
so good.

{note: events are recorded by many instruments. the brain, the camera, the paintbrush.
accuracy fades.
art moves.}

ch. 1

But
just as

everything that

is born into this world

must also return to it origin,

so must our hero. the long odyssey

to the far reaches of the South has now

led

him

bac

kto

his

peo

ple

his

hom
ehi
sfa
mil
yhi
sfri
ends.

ideas for the new year

1. christian anarchy (and here)
2. ergodic literature
3. self-forgetfulness [him]
4. unity [her]
5. prayer [these]
6. purpose [here or here?]

introductory

uprooted
our hero
finds him-
self.

[or does he?]

like a room

empty of familiar light

he gropes to

reaches for

strains eyes

heart
lungs
skin to
catchaswitchwithaluckyfingerortwo.