Tissue Flashcards
“Paper that lets the light / shine through … could alter things”
“Paper that lets the light / shine through … could alter things”
“paper thinned by age or touching…. Well used books / the back of the Koran.
“paper thinned by age or touching…. Well used books / the back of the Koran.
“written in the names and histories / of who was born to whom.
“written in the names and histories / of who was born to whom.
“if buildings were paper..”
“if buildings were paper..”
“pages smoothed and stroked and turned / transparent with attention”
“pages smoothed and stroked and turned / transparent with attention”
“Maps too. The sun shines through their borderlines..”
“Maps too. The sun shines through their borderlines..”
Fine slips from grocery shops / say how much was sold….. might fly our lives like paper kites”
Fine slips from grocery shops / say how much was sold….. might fly our lives like paper kites”
“let the daylight / break through capitals and monoliths.
“let the daylight / break through capitals and monoliths.
An architect could…. Place layer over layer…. Never wish to build with brick again”
An architect could…. Place layer over layer…. Never wish to build with brick again”
“through shapes that pride can make”
“through shapes that pride can make”
“trace a grand design // with living tissue.
“trace a grand design // with living tissue.
Paper smoothed and stroked / and thinned to be transparent… turned into your skin.
Paper smoothed and stroked / and thinned to be transparent… turned into your skin.
