The Mercury Cafe

when you enter
the mercury cafe,
you don't know

that through the curtain
to your right
lies are just barely audible
over the whir
of a cappuccino machine

that through the curtain
to your left

and downstairs,
poets are preaching the truth
to an audience
that will never understand

and upstairs,
dancers are doing the same
with their bodies.

when you enter
the mercury cafe,
you are an impostor
and you know
what every impostor knows
but you may tell
no one.

Make Your Own Facebook Quiz

who were
you
in a past life?

which sex and the city character are
you?

what weapon best suits
your
personality?

what if the question
is ill-posed?

what if the answer
is x?

what about
a pen?

not a moment too soon,
i found out that i could make my own quiz.
this one doesn't have any questions, though,
it just sends you an anonymous message
with your number:

1-0-1-0-1-0-0-1
1-1-0-0-0-0-1-1
1-0-1-1-0-1-1-1

and you can do with it as you wish.

One

how many stories
could the night tell you
about the sun?

how long is the line
that separates a moment
from itself?

what does listening say
when it speaks?

what does speaking hear
when it listens?