Typed, image by William Allegrezza
out light
out light. they are
out, and the darkness of the
room with no windows
is complete. we have
gathered here
for trial, but now
we cannot see what lies before
us to test anything.
leveled here--we all rely on
our other senses to
find an exit, if one exists.
the trim
aced.
the hold. out
the
sequence. no delineation of motion.
i
in three folds
become
undone. delivered in range. the
time
to underknow as
understatement.
i have found your message
though
late. no act.
image.
clock hands and knots. the
replicating
machine is still
moving.
filled, the holes. am target
the
skin for flaying
a
closer view. with spars in
containers.
the thread loose
in
counting. i as founding in
liquid
our placement. virtue
outside.
wandering. the blots tightly turned.
bottoms
a line has
two sides
as hand,
as work, as beam
without
which I have
no line to
follow,
so i
stay
hoping for
direction from words
thrown up
as down,
as cursive
on water where
i hope to
stand
but do
not.
in sinking
i could ask
for help,
but i am
curious
about the
dark
shapes moving
below me.
deeds
our actions have their own misdirections
(and though
you think i will concede,
i am
dedicated.)
for at last the animal to be tamed is you;
thus, the armory you built in my shed
must be opened, the person that you thought
you were playing must be replaced with the person
you are.
(i can tell
with general accuracy where i am,
unless we
are at sea.)
we have counted on the misdirections as
dusty tributes given under dull skies; still,
i wonder about geography and try
to distance myself from you,
gathering as i go from the herd the general rules.
i suspect that they will catch up with you.
script
the get
caught
work. city.
the second
function end.
a random
script, charity in
belief.
—William
Allegrezza
William Allegrezza edits the e-zine Moria and teaches at Indiana
University Northwest. He has previously published many poetry books, including In
the Weaver's Valley, Ladders in July, Fragile Replacements, Collective Instant,
Aquinas and the Mississippi (with Garin Cycholl), Covering Over, and
Densities, Apparitions; two anthologies, The City Visible: Chicago
Poetry for the New Century and La Alteración del Silencio: Poesía
Norteamericana Reciente; seven chapbooks, including Sonoluminescence
(co-written with Simone Muench) and Filament Sense (Ypolita Press); and
many poetry reviews, articles, and poems. He founded and curated series A, a
reading series in Chicago, from 2006-2010. In addition, he occasionally posts
his thoughts at P-P-Ramblings.
