As/Is







2.15.2004


series Magritte #16

The acrobat's exercises

The random actions
of the acrobats
& the precision of
the clowns
contrast
to create a tension
which the ringmaster
increases
when he
rides into it
whipcracking
on a white horse
& surrounded by
elegant assistants.

& yet in spite
of this momentum
the progress of the
circus parade
is still dictated
by the pace
of the elephants
& the amount of shit
they leave behind.