KITCHEN SONG Nos 3 & 4

KITCHEN SONG No 3

i pause in the kitchen
like we all pause in the kitchen
like thats what a kitchen is for

to stand between time

buffering

with the cups & the cooker
& the cats red toadstool bowl



KITCHEN SONG No 4

sunglasses & a sweet potato
on the kitchen table

look like 

a displaced memorial 

to me

PHONE ATTACK

the ringing phone
& the alarm of it
hot up the spine

is a cold sweat flashback

to the days of brunch rum 

& apocalyptic nerves

~

its on the tv tho

just a phone 

on the tv show

& the relief of it

like a great fart
of volcanic steam

~

my hiccupped psyche 

needs a long minute 

to buffer & reseat  

on these sofa cushions 

of assumed maturity
in the adultscapes weird dream 

PHONE WANTS ALL THE JOBS

need a buffer
before the day

a refresh / a defrag / a purge

& tho the phone wants the job

wants all the jobs

i know a shower will do it best

wet ritual rebirth
so then
i can
attempt
myself
again

clean parts i hope will fool the mind

FOR THE SIMPLIFIED VIEW

when i wake up sometimes
its like i am a husk

a nothing who knows nothing
empty / nowhere / nada

& then its like
i arrive into myself
like i am 

a pdf 

to open

& as i fill up 

i do buffer some

& i search my meat browser
for the button to click on

for the simplified view

I DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING, A DISCUSSION POP

it has a myriad 

of meanings

& intentions

but we all say it -

i dont know what im doing

its depreciating 

its disingenuous
its abdicating responsibility
its an embarrassment buffer

its a humble brag

its an admission of the disconnect

its panic & a call for help

but too i say it to myself 

in a very literal & true sense
acknowledging the channelling 

& duality of creativity

altho an essential caveat 

is appropriate -

when it is finished
i know what i have done

whether i want / deserve / own 

the credit or not

is a problem for another day

  

GOD POP, AN UNPRAYER

our
father
does
'art'
in
heaven

hollow be thy name

some things get done

on earth & in Devon . . .

~

hit refresh

    refresh

    refresh

    pause & play 

    pause & play 

    & 

watch your buffer circle spin

play Earth* / dont watch Seven

hollow be thy name

photo by Diana Vargas on Unsplash

*Earth 2, Special Low Frequency Version, Sub Pop Records 1993