The city is dressed
usually
obtrusively
naked
pre-sexed or post-sexed
this morning I woke
and the city was dressed
hidden away
are the dinner remains
the city's cow paddies
arrant plastic bags and newspapers and grit
mixed and made into mud
masked is the smell of urine
the sirens and trolleys
are muted
the whole angry mean thing
insulated
trapped within itself
beneath a blanket
of snow
all forms of public transportation
are stalled
now its raining
in the breaking morning light
we are all waiting
for the trolley
and they keep driving
past.

A breeze blows underground
the personality of public transportation
being pushed down long corridors
and through tunnels
smell of wet earth in the concrete

we are all potatoes

french fried
and mashed
shoe-string and crinkle-cut
baked and dressed
with sour cream and chives
greek yogurt
honey and raisins
bacon bits
cheddar cheese
artichoke hearts
marinated in olive oil and garlic

tuber roots
with tentacles and pock marks
stink-eye and bruises
showing our growth
in lines along our faces
scared arms and hands

And at night
lying in the bed
next to one another we roll over
Potatoes turning in the dirt

we all
roll over

waking to apply
eye glasses

get up
and
take the train.

Photo I Portfolio

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(above image a self-portrait by Brandt Imhoff)

Pink building side
Western Union sign
pictures of basketballs
and beer
tombstones on the hilltop
at horizon
#13Yeardon/City Hall

we make our descent

green and rose colored
tiling
time passing
in blue molded
plastic
scrawl my name on the scales
inside of the snake
under
subterranean
yellow light

I wonder

would I
use my real name
or something
heroic?

GRAND SMALL WORKS, until Jan 24th, Philadelphia, PA: Artist's Reception Jan. 22nd

The F.U.E.L. CollectionGrand Small Works

Artists’ ReceptionThursday, January 22, 2009

6:00 - 8:00pm

249 Arch Street

(corner of Third and Arch)

Philadelphia, PA 19106215

592.8400

http://www.fuelcollection.com/

Enjoy refreshments/lite snacks andmeet some of the artists in the show!FUEL is especially thrilled to host over200 national and international artistswho have created work for the GrandSmall Works exhibit. View over 50020-inch-by-20-inch or smaller piecesof art throughout the entire gallery.Painting, photography, sculpture,mixed media and more.

Please RSVP to rsvp@fuelcollection.com*Include your name and # of guests attending

If you haven't seen it yet - go check out my work at F.U.E.L.!!!

*last chance!