(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
(In the Greek sense of the word, meaning "to
fill the hand." A call and response, set to the
beat of the Metro escalator.)
The hand is filled, the hand is empty.
The hand is filled, the hand is empty.
When was I most happy, then?
When the hand was filled?
Or when the hand was empty?
When I was reaching...?
(When my heart was filled?
Or when my hand was empty?)
As a child, I was happy
(When my hand was filled )
As a child, I wanted holding
(When my hand was empty)
Meek and mild, and hugs a-plenty
(My heart was filled, but my hand was
empty)
When I was reaching, I was expecting
Always certain of what I was seeking
(When my heart was filled, and my
hand was empty)
Now I'm feeling down 'cause you can't
reach me
See, my ear is filled and my mind is
empty
Cause my hand is filled but my heart
is empty.
...And I can't figure out WHY?
05/05/99
11/10/01
Erasmus, you believed in me
But did you see me killing Abel
last nght on TV?
You marveled at my heart
and my nobility
But did you know that I could
sew with such cruelty?
For every good that I display
There's a heart of darkness
waiting just to get its way.
For every man we fly to the stars
There's another thousand
praying behind prison bars.
As my hand reached into the
candy dish
My Afghani sister made her last
wish.
Erasmus, you loved humanity
But where did your love go in this
calamity...?
John 3:18
Paynetown, MD...
(just S/W of the
Snow Hill city limits)...