don't ever forget it

[constantine]

tired of the demands of urban life
the obligatory niceties
like cutlery and tablecloths
the incessant pandering and schmoozing
for a place on the ziggurat
i'd chuck it all for a cave or grotto
and dine on field greens and pine nuts
assorted berries, seeds and what not
i do not seek to enslave flora and fauna
just to feast on them when so inclined
no bipedal intrusions (that means you)
but knowing the nature of my luck
some fucking badger or a swarm of bats
would fuck with me
infesting my water supply with guano
or stealing my field greens when i'm taking a leak
eventually, i would retreat into the inviolable recesses
the labyrinth of lava channels
long exhausted, dark conduits
virginal to mice and men, and within
this sanctum sanctorum, i would
create poetry and mystical images
pictures of the lord god badger
and the antelope priestess
a cosmology, yeah
a goddam cosmology
peculiar to yours truly
if you want in, make obeisance
perform the proskynesis
accept my lordship over cave affairs
and my right to mint coins and make treaties
my judgments on all matters secular
theological too!
then, and only then
will i give you a pine nut to savor
or a shrew cooked in its own juices
you work for me now
and don't ever forget it

[stilltrucking]

the incessant pandering and schmoozing
for a place on the ziggurat

you had me hooked right there and it got even better.

I will never forget who gave me that pine nut to savor

just fucking awesome
that's all it was
Have you ever thought of moving to NYC and setting up a little side walk pine nut stand. You could make a killing

[constantine]

the greeks used to sell roasted pumpkin seeds - they called them passe tempo. i'm considering selling franchises - dino's pignoli emporium .

[stilltrucking]

Independent state?
Does that mean you will be printing your own currency?

[constantine]

there was some guy in san francisco that printed his own currency - and some people accepted it! why not - i'll use tinkerjack as the image. he'd look good on a dollar bill!

[still.trucking]

I think I heard about that guy. There are other people doing it too, forgot what they call it. Some kind of cooperative.

Ten four on TInker Jack, he was worth about 100 million in 19th century dollars. must be like a trillion now.

Have you ever read Gertrude Stein. She got me interested in "chit chat" She is a slow read for me. She reminds me of why the "Qwerty" keyboard was invented.

[constantine]

only peripherally - in the context of art history.