Cathedral

by Rodney Jones

Over time it occurs to me
I am building a shed that will burn.
Footer and sill, whatever I do
flames blue and translates to ash.
The nail shrieks as it enters the joist
and streams out, shrieks
and drips a metal tear
from the elemental eye.

What I do not know is here.
I worship wood and the instant.
What is over, I can never finish.
The angel of work is sweat.
And still as I move the brush
many faces look back at me.
The stain vanishing into the knot
reminds me of something I forgot.

***

In a later entry, I will tell you were I found this absolutley astounding poem.  In the meantime:

Rodney King’s book of poetry, Salvation Blues: 100 poems, 1985–2005, is AVAILABLE AT AMAZON

About Rodney Jones AT BLACKBIRD

An interview with Rodney Jones at STORY SOUTH.

Put your weenie away and pay attention!  Are you paying attention now?  Are you feeling it?  Absorbing?  Luxuriating?  Thinking?  I hope so, because I will be asking you about this the next time we talk.

xo, Angela

…  for this Doctor.

An Interview with Doctor X

Q:  I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

A:  Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it… don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q:  Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A:  You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q:  Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A:  No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q:  What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A:  Can’t think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain… Good!

Q:  Aren’t fried foods bad for you?

A:  YOU’RE NOT LISTENING!  Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they’re permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q:  Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A:  Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A:  Are you crazy? HELLO!  Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It’s the best feel-good food around! 

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q:  Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A:  Hey! ‘Round’ is a shape!

Q:  What about all those nutritional studies?

A.  Well their intentions are good, it just that just most scientists and health care professionals wrongly interpret the data.  Here’s the facts:

• Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

So eat and drink what you like. It’s clearly speaking English that kills you.

So apparently there really is an event called the Festival of the Steel Phallus.   Now your quite apt reaction might be:  Only in America!  While mine would run along the lines of:  The last thing we need in this world is a Pecker Party. 

And we’d both be wrong.  

Because first off, this particular celebration takes place in Kawasaki, Japan.  Secondly, it’s proceeds go towards HIV research.   

But I am thinking about a select group of closet cocksuckers who would be in absolute heaven if I sent them to party it up at the festival.   You know who you are; don’t try to hide behind that monitor.  We see you. 

xo, Angela

No, I’m not talking about a purse or a handbag.

Although a nasty little story involving a a FemDom and what she pulls from her Louis Vuitton would fit quite nicely over at Blistered Lips.  Hmmm.  I’ll have to give that more thought.

So what I’m talking about here is the pocket book (two words, not one) defined at Dictionary.com as … "a book, usually paperback, that is small enough to carry in one’s coat pocket."  But this is a very, very special pocket book, with kinda-sorta magical powers.  Because you can either buy this particular tome as a pocket book or opt to just download it to your PC.  Pretty nifty, dontcha think?   And while it is nice to have both options available to you, be forewarned that if you do carry it as a pocket book, tuck it in deep when visiting your in-laws or attending synagogue, because this is the seriously dirty stuff.  A pocket book that just might inspire a bit of pocket pool, dontcha know?  And we wouldn’t want anybody to blush, now would we?

I am serious.  If you like your erotica edgy, kinky and uttra-freaky — inhabited by a mishmash of succubus-esque divas, dominatrices and transexuals –then you simply must add this book to your secret stash.  And don’t lie to me; I know you have one, you naughty boy/girl/boy-girl!  From the divinely depraved mind of Porn Person of Prurient Interests, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY features an introduction by none other than myself, as well as pictures of the captivating fetish model, Ms. Elle. 

And how do I know all of this?  Because I know Porno Person:  as a stand-up friend, a dyed-in-the-wool deviant and as a (brilliant) mainstream writer in his other life in which he’s enjoyed a modicum of fame. 

Dirty stories?  From the dirtiest guy on the net?  Sexy fetish photos?  Of Ms. Elle?  A few words of quasi-wisdom from me?  All in one book? 

What are you waiting for?  Get out of here and get reading:  CLICK HERE NOW

xo, Angela