Computed by:
the genealogy of forms
romance
the umbrella flying off
then hitting you on the head
raw potatoes growing
pleasing, coquettish eyes
fire in the spleen
rocks in the belly
followed by a quick recitation
of all the numbers you can think of
faking somnambulism
in an empty house
while the firemen wait outside
the incremental ever increasing unseen
coupled with dead certainty
living together unnaturally
in a laundry cupboard
under the auspices of the philosopher king
crumbs in a shoe travelling
to the slippers over a period
of milliseconds, or so, you think,
supernatural boredom
by unearthly groans
heard within your haunted toilet
undetermined high scores at fly catching
between two lunatics locked in a barrel
who are not very good friends
unsuppressed laughter
in a crowded stock-market
during a tense shootout
loud spectral emissions
unrecorded and thus unverified
coming from an old radio
when tuned to SpazHitz FM
neurotic streetcar fights
because the lady won’t wave off
at the starting line
sold signs that gently rot
in the rain
fear of fear, or better, fear of fear of fear
adding indefinitely
until one is no longer frightened
parsimoniousness of logic
during the filling out of multiple tax returns
while watching clowns
fit in a small car
an impromptu champagne shower
lasting three hours
that is no longer much fun
infomercials about upcoming infomercials
tragic stories told too quickly
dissing your pet turtle
with cuss words
until the head is retracted
well inside the shell
imaginary pinball
over a long train journey
where tilt seems to occur
at each carriage jolt
sticky notes warning you
not to read its contents any further
proboscis of thought
as conceived by a migraine sufferer
or, also, just as well
narcolepsy of words
itchy sentences
icky letters
numbers with no context
that seem important
or a photo of a field
that scares you
recitation of sound
upon the occurrence of
two ice cream vans
racing past your house
the soul of a mouse
making a noise
when escaping
night badminton
played with no net
for beer money
the shuttlecock is lost
noiselessly
and all the birds wake up
simultaneously
some leaflets detailing your eternal doom
that one enjoys rereading
receipts that have faded
and cannot, any longer
be made out
by anyone with good enough eyesight
minimal concentration while slaloming
down a mountain of hospital refuse
soccer practice
neuroplasticity
chain letters
polaroids of spit
a number of predetermined thoughts
a hastened scribble
loss of faith,
joust.