Dhalgren
Posted: April 2nd, 2009, 5:22 am
--Sam Delaneyto wound the autumnal city.
So howled out for the world to give him a name.
The in-dark answered with wind.
All you know I know: careening astronauts and bank clerks glancing at the clock before lunch; actresses cowling at light ringed mirrors and freight elevator operators grinding a thumbful of grease on a steel handle; student riots; know that dark women in bodegas shook their heads last week because in six months prices have risen outlandishly how coffee tastes after you've held it in your mouth, cold a whole minute.