Electri-Christ-icity

Electri-Christ-icity

Indelible,

we arc across

the wavelength

intertwined

spirals

sublime

executions

like satellites

in degraded orbits

 our trajectory

our inertia

the velocity

of our becoming

diffused

& diffracted

I see the Christ

betwixt the crux

of time

his copper cross

his hands and

feet

bound by electrodes

The wraiths cling

to wires

that hang

like entrails

The form is

implied

each piece

- the hair

- the beard

stripped cords

and diodes

the crown of thorns

- a saw blade

with modules

in the subsystem

hard-wired

to the mainframe

with shiny

metallic

tchotchke

as scrollwork

welded and

taped and

glued and

bolted

until the parts

- themselves -

no longer

represent

the whole

A procession

of docents

impart their

interpretation

with laser

pointer

precision

the rust

and poorly

welded seams

are "marks of"

humanity's

imperfections

each eye

unfurls

a different

slant

until the

wordless

throat

stretches to

scream

and showers

of sparks

fall as

brilliant

minutia

across the sky

as the sun

falls to blackness

and the final

vesper resounds

The kill-switch,

pierced into

the dented

machinery

of ribs,

is alight

with blue

flame

the air is thick

with the smell

of

electricity

as insulation

melts and

drips into

pools of

multi-colored

geometry

A harlequin

works the

armature

of the jaw

(up and down)

and screams

with laughter

as the mechanism

of the mouth

opens & closes

like the jawbone

of a dying man

There is no

sounding

the depths

no flash-bang

revelation

the man -

the symbol -

is an installation

The malignancy

is a morality play

that becomes

cannon in the

hearts of a

thousand men

who would

guide the oarsman

and claim

the crown

9/13/2010

9:21 pm

Needless to say, I have had a strained relationship with the idea of religion as an institution. It is much like a controlled substance in that it is so easily abused and corrupted - especially when mixed with politics. It should never be used to manipulate or to cloak evil purposes or to divide us from one another. The idea of loving your fellow travelers and being kind and giving - you know the Humanist interpretation... I agree with. The other parts, like the ones illustrated above, I find revolting and an abomination. I lay the blame at the feet of charlatans who have through the ages used alchemy to twist words and deify themselves.