The Cold Stare that Spoke by Kristophoria, literature
Literature
The Cold Stare that Spoke
"The Cold Stare That Spoke"
Excerpt from the personal logs of Alexander Duilly
Dated Janruary 10th, 2003
His yellow teeth glowed obnoxiously, as if an intentional over-achievement, to make up for the lack-there-of in his pale, crab stalk eyes that had clearly lost any interest in sparkling, even if just for the courtesy of supplying some comfort to the others around him.
Though what he was saying should have been my focus, I couldn't help myself from being lured into granting all attention to those inexplicable teeth.
I would occasionally tune back into the audio of the encounter, but before long I would just fade into a well lubricated
Casting Calls and re-Runs by Kristophoria, literature
Literature
Casting Calls and re-Runs
I remember when
I used to watch him like some poorly acted sitcom that still succeeds by being unintentionally humorous
starring that raggedy little kid who talked funny and dressed like a five year old
and played parts without reading scripts
making up lines and writing them in later
he was my favorite spectator's past time
and although I watched every episode at it's scheduled air date
you could say I was a some what reluctant fan
his day to day rolled out like frayed yarn or old printer paper that he would use to make odd little shelf decorations and nic nacs in his spare time that he treasured the way the rest of us treasure good
The roof caved in a couple years ago, and I never got around to fixing it.
Sure, it's a bit drafty
and sure, the when it rains, it provides little escape from the unevaded soak
but when the weather is clear, the epherial light show of the twisting endless space above puts my mind at ease the way that that shingle scaled wood and dry wall never used to
It's not that appealing to the eyes
I occasionally get looks from people who pass by walking their dogs
and the neighbors stopped inviting me to their little meetings, which I have heard rumors that my humble abode has become quite a frequent subject of
But they havent asked me about it y
When I get lost in wandering, I know the best direction to put your chips in is always up
because that's where you get that view
and can finally see the road you lost however long ago
But just one time I reached the top, and for all I could see, there was nothing.
From that point of earth I had thousands of miles of land spreading out around me like spilled milk, but all I could see was empty space.
It was all there, but it was all elsewhere simultaneously.
And it was quiet
I mean the purest, absolute quiet.
Something I had honestly forgotten about,
usually feeling compelled to fill it up with sounds that exist only to avoid insta
The difference between rocks and clay.
An essay on everything,
but mostly on perception
...among other things.
What do I know?
Relatively nothing.
But here's what I think I know
I think that right now, I am sitting at a table, at a park near my home.
I think it is night time.
I think it is moderately chilly.
Do I know these things are true?
everything I have learned would incline me to believe so.
but when I close my eyes, are these things really still around me?
These elements exist because I accept they do, and only because I accept they do.
If I could forget everything I have ever been taught, I could, in effect, change th
Validation!
A generation of handicapped revolutionaries are crying out
I exist!
make not a sound
nor raise a fist
to be recalled for their triumphs
on some unwritten list
As legends!
And visionaries!
Pioneering the mists
self proclaimed adventurers that smugly insist
that they should be memorable
but when they speak of bliss,
they think only of others who know they exist.
But it's of no importance
to be a name to the masses
nothing is infinite,
all that is, passes.
They sail through frenzies
of misquoted morality
spraying skyward beacons
to preserve their mortality
they pray will find a place
suspended in space
the co
Last night someone asked me
where have you been?
and I thought
but for the life of me, I had no idea.
It should have been an easy answer
off the top of the head
fresh for clipping
ive been here ive been there
but I havent been anywhere
I am an absentee extraordinaire.
Where have you been?
diving though expansive skyscapes
that I can't find words for
though my surroundings are clear
I can put no meaning to matter
no explanation for the exposed
decomposition to the composed
my infinite, on going crossroads.
Im just lost in my head
I have altered my shape so drastically in the last two months that I can find no reasonable endi
The roof caved in a couple years ago, and I never got around to fixing it.
Sure, it's a bit drafty
and sure, the when it rains, it provides little escape from the unevaded soak
but when the weather is clear, the epherial light show of the twisting endless space above puts my mind at ease the way that that shingle scaled wood and dry wall never used to
It's not that appealing to the eyes
I occasionally get looks from people who pass by walking their dogs
and the neighbors stopped inviting me to their little meetings, which I have heard rumors that my humble abode has become quite a frequent subject of
But they havent asked me about it y