(momentary) or, advice on how to win a pulitzer

im a name without a face we play games with straining dates on graves we state innate hatred for our grip on fate

 

     [ ...or... ]
 

im ah

     name

without     [spelledlike:]a

face

weplaygAMEswith st-t-t-T-T-t-training

dates on graves (&gravenimages.)
     we
state innate (h)atred for   (h)our

grip
on fate

     [ ...or... ]
 

iman ame wit hou t afa cewe(e)p lay ga me(‘)s withst rain ingda te son gRAVEswest ate in n(8)ate hat red foro urgr iponfat     e

 

     [ ...or... ]
 

[with pauses as i hear them (at least most of the time, ormaybenot):]

imanamewithoutaface
weplaygameswithstrainingdatesongraveswestateinnate
hatredforourgriponfate

     [ ...or... ]
 

<proper>
I stand before you, and simply, a name without a face,
As we play games with faith and straining dates,
On graves oh forever late, we state innate
Hatred for our futile greaving grip on fate.
</proper>

1 Comment

  1. absolutely
    beautiful
    absolutely

    Comment by k — April 20, 2006 @ 7:52 pm

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