I
You write
a house
and it’s there
You make it high
and square,
you place it
in Detroit
No, you move it
to Brooklyn
Realizing that
you have no
business there,
you move it
to Italy,
where you
currently are
You place
yourself in it,
you zoom in
one of it its
rooms
That’s
where
you are,
the creator
at work
II
You add
a desk, a screen,
a keyboard,
a computer,
a lamp,
the whirr of a
computer fan,
a rainy day
outside
and the spike
of an event –
the slamming
of a door
downstairs
III
The final act
is to erase
it all again
That’s
where
you are,
the destroyer
at work
IV
You check
the spelling
– Johannes Beilharz (© 2013)
Originally published in The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.22.13
