"The tragedy of writing was that its hiding place was its habitat, those secret and inaccessible desert places we seek to violate, like tombs, for miracles we'd have but can only blaspheme in the touching." --Alexander Theroux, Darconville's Cat (1981)
the new black maps are ready
your eyes cannot hold them
for all of you standing patiently in line
you will go home empty handed & like it
the new black maps have been printed
just to give your lostness a name
& to tell you ev'rything you ever wanted
has been placed on infinite layaway plan
the new black maps replace the old black maps
that were found to be far too helpful
& often gave the citizens using them
a subtle sense of accomplishment standing there
these are the new black maps
we guarantee they will be the last
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