COMPLETION: FRAGMENTS Sculpture #12
Suppose everyone had a sixth finger
and I made them grow into untamable huge machines
that could raise weapons and destroy democracy,
all by following programmed instructions.
Maybe some god at least had some balls.
Or a good sense of humor. The gods
have been putting cogency codes on people for centuries.
Every time someone does something evil
they say, “Oh, that’s just the way it’s done.”
Suppose everyone had a sixth finger
and I made them grow into untamable huge machines
that could raise weapons and destroy democracy,
all by following programmed instructions.
Maybe some god at least had some balls.
Or a good sense of humor. The gods
have been putting cogency codes on people for centuries.
Every time someone does something evil
they say, “Oh, that’s just the way it’s done.”
Suppose everyone had a sixth finger
and I made them grow into untamable huge machines
that could raise weapons and destroy democracy,
all by following programmed instructions.
Maybe some god at least had some balls.
Or a good sense of humor. The gods
have been putting cogency codes on people for centuries.
Every time someone does something evil
they say, “Oh, that’s just the way it’s done.”
Each COMPLETION: FRAGMENTS Poem Sculpture is hand-signed by Sasha Stiles and includes a certificate of authenticity.
Please note, because these works will be included in the Museum of Art + Light’s upcoming exhibition, the sculptures will be shipped to the purchasers at the conclusion of the exhibition.
“I tend to think of poetry as a technology, as an ancient, durable data storage solution. Humans invented poetic devices to save and transmit information: behaviors, stories, and memories that we had no other way of storing before written language. For many people, poetry and technology don’t go together. They regard poetry as the essence of what it means to be human, and technology as soulless, unemotional, nonhuman. But technology is what has made us human over time.”
- Sasha Stiles