The Relaxation
Around the fire
we tell stories about the history of chess - about the moment when
a building grew out of the earth and tried to reach the clouds
Our toes are making shapes - the carpet would be plush
there would be brandy and talk of bridges
boredom and preamble - there would be moments of sleepiness
This is the part of the movie before
the man in the mask grabs the woman asleep in the sleepingbag
and slams her against the trunk of a tree until she is pulp
The moment before Kevin Bacon's neck
is pierced cleanly by the metal tip of an arrow -
and that arrow will sit there eternally - never disintegrate - not once be moved
No one tells those stories - everyone is breathing and hoping they will not come
the span of time is infinite - is the opening credits of some film about death
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