Friday, May 13, 2011

CRATER

When would another one be made?  Rocks.  Rocks for seats.  Rock seats in a long line.  A long line stretching.  Stretching for miles into the desert.  Miles in a circle.  A large circle of rocks.  A circle large enough.  Large enough to remind one.  Remind one of that.  That large crater.  That large crater in the desert.  When would another one be made?

The Earth was dented.  Rocks.  Rocks for seats.  Rock seats with people sitting on them.  Sitting on them in the desert.  Sitting and holding bags of snacks.  Holding pretzels.  Holding chips.  Holding dried fruit.  Holding melting dried fruit.  Holding snacks on rock seats in the desert.  People sitting on rock seats in a large circle.  A circle large enough to remind one.  To remind one of that crater.  That large crater in the desert.  When would another one be made?

The Earth was dented.  The people in the desert were demented.  The people in the desert were not completely demented, but demented enough.  Demented enough to sit in a large enough circle.  Large enough circle to remind one.  To remind one of that crater.  That crater in the desert.  When would another one be made?

The Earth was dented.  The people in the desert sitting on rock seats were not entirely completely demented.  And they were not totally unhappy enough.  Not totally unhappy enough.  Not enough to throw themselves down.  Throw themselves down into the sand.  Down into the dust.  Down into the dirt.  Down into the dirt that blew in their eyes.  Blew in their eyes until they imagined they were throwing themselves down into that crater.  The one in the desert.  They could throw themselves down.  They could throw themselves down as if into that crater and end up on the dirt.  End up on the dirt and have all those people on the other rock seats with their bags of snacks make remarks.  All those other people making remarks while holding their bags of snacks.  Making remarks while holding their bags of pretzels in the desert.  Making remarks while holding their bags of pretzels they bought at the store.  When would another one be made?

The Earth was dented.  The people on rock seats would make remarks.  The people on rock seats in the desert would make remarks like,

"Do you think it will rain?" 
"Maybe."
"Have you checked the forecast?"
"I don't have Internet."
"You should get Internet."
"You think I should get Internet?"
"Yes.  I think you should get Internet."
"Internet?  In the desert?"
"Yes.  Internet.  In the desert."
"Do you think it'll rain?"
"Maybe."
"You should get Internet in the desert."
"I doubt it'll rain."
"Yes, maybe not."

The Earth was dented.  The people sat on rock seats in silence.  No conversation for quite some time.  No conversation for quite some time while the people waited.  The people waited for quite some time for another exchange of conversation.  The people waited for quite some time for someone to make a remark.  The people waited for quite some time for someone to make a remark after someone might throw themselves down.  If someone felt unhappy enough.  If someone felt unhappy enough they might throw themselves down.  And if someone threw themselves down someone might make a remark.  The people waited in silence on their rock seats in the desert for someone to make a remark.  When would another one be made?


- Max Stoltenberg

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