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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Rodney Phillips

 

The Assumption into Heaven of Walker Evans

Is character fortune? Or hard work or 
genetic dis-temper? On the internet. Every stupid 
thing is there, except one, a perpetual 
calendar. Nevertheless the World Wide Web 
must always remain, like all  
neighborhoods, capitalized. It is a rule. 
Like investment analysis, which is having enough facts 
or dollars, to go on. On.? The Characteriological 
thing again. Perhaps I should think in terms
of commodity trading. Intelligence, the Mormons
say is, the Glory of God. Whew. There is nothing
quite like it, depth and dishonor at the same time. 
Instant, moment, second, levity. Levitation? Archangels
are hanging from the heavens. And the thing is, truth 
is that which cannot be seen, Odd and soothing 
though that seems, nothing is essential
in, after all, what must be paradise we are
entering so slowly. I couldn't remember the line 
from the shower, so I made up another one about how 
there is no reason for those biceps 
except art. I wonder which ones this mixed
berry scone is made of. So many people are single
it should not be such a source of discouragement. 
The bicycle goes by with playing cards whacking at
its spokes and my heart flies out again. Now, about
these charges: I hate foreign affairs. I remember 
again that there is no reason to wear glasses if you 
don't want to see. Pick one, a democratic chance, 
a wise eye, a confidence man. Now is now.

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