ADAM 1

Hilary felt his consciousness
ebb away unseen;
every curve of her body
exuded sharp perfumes
of human genius
and several
anxious-looking children.
 

ADAM 2

Reproduction strictly prohibited -
this weird form of light
pouring through the phone -
you're travelling through
the pit of your darkness -
don't let your shadow
fall on the United States.
 

ADAM 3

He is awakened by them
as the door creaks open;
blood flows thickly to his brain;
he can produce flowcharts
of God's blackjack games
typing messages
that glow with each issue.
 

ADAM 4

Have a nice day -
Sheila stared dumbfounded
at the daisy wheels
in hellish torment -
she had created
a direct course to his throne -
it lies between walls
yellowed by committees.
 

ADAM 5

said the mountaineer,
condescending,
- It's easy -
provided you remember -
don't look down
- said I -
that's all very well
while ascending
but what about
when you are coming down?
 

ADAM 6

this guileless bubble
came to exist
within the womb
as fruit implanted
in a rich pasture,
suckling on its mother,
absorbed in a world
of tissue, cartilage and blood
 

ADAM 7

his charming surface judgments
did not look beyond
the tissue of truth -
he'd been floundering for some time
- overwhelmed like fish
washed out to sea with the tide -
the gulf stream of life
 

ADAM 8

Human beings
have freedom of thought
yet demand
freedom of speech -
how absurd are men -
do they not know
that the doors of fortune
open outwards
and therefore
cannot be stormed?

This webpage originally appeared at the EOTU website.
Web page recoded by Gerald England
This page last updated: 4th February 2007.