2009/01/22

Flow-stoppage

A guiding idea: BOUNDARIES, LIMITS, RESTRAINTS.
Brick wall Pine thicket Body of water Canyon, gorge Security door A young child An heirloom Tracking bracelet or anklet A blizzard Flames, an inferno Exhaustion, lack of sleep, physical overexertion, worked too hard Dehydration A reef A cliff Banishment, expulsion (from a place, a town, an organization, a peer group) Lack of money Rules of a game Another person’s point of view Disguise, costume The dark Solitude Aloneness Fear Unwillingness Refusal (to do something) Hospitalization Out of contact, unreachable A magic circle Locks, deadbolts Race, ethnicity, culture, language A thing unknown to you Handcuffs, shackles, restraining bar, leg irons, gibbet, iron maiden Skin Smoke Highway traffic A moving train Held hostage Forgetfulness Allergic reaction Senility Phobias Deep embarrassment Paralysis Chronic pain Fasting Conditions applied to a contract Contractual obligations Duties, honor, codes of conduct Razor wire An electrified fence Family pressure (to take an action / not take an action) Height, weight, sex, body shape, body image, eye color, hair color A shield wall Phalanx A vast desert An incurable disease or degeneration Lack of faith Skepticism Armor Kevlar Gravity

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A Slowly Growing List of Things to Look Forward To When You Have a Child

  • Every day is either Christmas or Halloween or Birthday or Easter
  • Leave those cats alone! They're going to scratch you and it will hurt
  • You cannot lie under circumstances, but nor can you tell the literal truth
  • Geez that kid is sharp
  • Can I have cake? Can I have cake? Can I have cake? Huh? Daddy? Can I have cake?
  • For the last time, stop asking me!
  • Noticing the growth: taller and a bit heavier to carry
  • Children's television shows
  • Food. Wasted food
  • Remembering that you once acted this way yourself
  • Watching where the both of you are going
  • The joy of hearing the word "fuck" being used experimentally, and justifying this experimentation by saying "Well they learn it eventually"
  • TANTRUMS
  • Sitting down together on the living room floor, a mess of blocks & cars & plush Care Bears strewn around you, discussing the complexities of each car's identity, its name, and why it is so humorous
  • Having to take responsibility for someone else for a change
  • More frustration than you're prepared for
  • Wicked cackling
  • Drawings of potato guys
  • Learning about the world all over again
  • Circular Logic
  • Unexpected hugs and words put beautifully together out of context
  • Waking up after 4 hours of sleep, and unexpectedly having to confront shit, in more than one place, including the carpet, a big toe, a butt, a bed, a toilet seat, and underpants