| THE MEGAPHONES OF PRAGUE (1996-) texts by louis armand THE SAINT VITUS DANCE (II) spring brought you the hideous laughter of the idiot the black flowers of the moldau blossoming & the raven trees over the jewish cemetary _________________________________ in red army square-- the torpor of flowers dancing like revived corpses on the night of jan palach's funeral-- you heard finitude sing yourself fluttering above the consonants a name died on your tongue (ash-white death ... ) _________________________________ waiting for the pantomime to end: staggered through crowds of swaying bovine faces the golem of narcissism-- its voice of inner fear driving each man & women toward some private attrocity like playing cards before the wind ... � louis armand, 1997 |
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