gravelortian part 4
by Chad Smith
water water
soap
water
water
dish plate cup spoon
fork
plate
scrub
water soap
wash wash glass
knife
scrub pan pan
water rinse
soap sponge
scrub
rinse
plate cup glass spoon
bowl soapy water
soap
water rinse
spoon fork knife
water repetition repetition
see Jack
see Jack wash
see Jack wash dishes
give your migraine a name
repetition of simple tasks increase
FLOW
focus
coffee mug scrub wash rinse
soap soap scrub
pan then plate
now blue glass
rinse
give your aneurysm a name Anna
give your cancer a name Charles
the serpent
name your creativity Holy
grave lords
they are hunting Jack down
can't let them catch him
if he could name them
identify the things that haunt him
stay in front of them
kill them before they kill him
water soap fork cup
rinse
scrub food off pan
water
soap
this place this time
here
here is the focus
what is the future telling him
listen to the messages from the future breathe
it's name is the gravelortian
GRAVELORTIAN
you will call it
gravelortian pages and pages and pages
rinse cup rinse plate rinse glass
rinse water water water
water
water
water
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Author's Note
the gravelortian comes to Jack in a vision
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For me, the most effective piece yet in the series.
Thanks Gary!
Precisely what I did an hour ago before heading for the library's free wifi--minus the deeper reflections, of course. *