Friday, January 09, 2009

flame in amazement

no daddy no
miranda screams at her father
who kicks at the grovelling monster at his feet
no daddy stop now daddy
she interposes herself and begs her father to stop
her father gives the sobbing thing one last hefty boot in its guts
before he staggers back exhausted
shaking with indignation
you fucking .......MONSTER!! he shouts at the monster
the monster begins to talk
its speech is racked with sobs and shivers
its voice is deep and sad
why master why? it manages to burble out
ssssh! monster sssshhhh caliban ! says miranda
dont you touch that thing ! thunders prospero
the monster snorts and hisses
what? demands prospero
you dare put your paws to my childe?
his grey eyes filled with clarified anger
what is this?
the monster seems undecided
whether to attack or supplicate
prospero seeing this says
bring it on, sunshine
suddenly the monster leaps up at him
miranda : no no no no
the monster and prospero grapple awkwardly
the monster leans in and tries to maul prosperos neck
he scratches the magicians arms with his claws
the monster laughs and cries at it attacks
saying the word master over n over n over again
master master master master it gurgles obsessively
something we cant see is hurting it
sometime in the future
crowley will say
there is no devil
sometime in the future
engelbert humperdinck will sing
please release me, let me go
sometime in the future
iggy says
now i wanna be your dog
well, cmon....!
marc bolan now playing an arkadian youth :
walking in the woods one day
i met a man who says that he was magic.....(MAGIC!)
david bowie playing a bystander says
smack baby smack is a all that ya feel
caliban whimpers
i used to be the son of the morning star
prospero bleeding and triumphant
stands with his foot on the defeated beast
is this the taste of victory ? he muses
elvis as part of a greek chorus intones
caught in a trap cant walk out
in texas/ilium
jim bowie says to davy crockett
as they look over the walls of troy alamo :
well davy i sure fuckin' hope you like quesadillas , compadre...
jim morrison and pam in the desert
he says
i feel like a monkey thats been crucified in space....
in alexandria
tony says to cleo
give me the same deal you gave big julie....
in paris hank miller says
hey anais...my ribbons jammed....
meanwhile
ariel the aery sprite
shoots across the sky
in a golden arc
a virtual rainbow vapour trail
a spirit torch
exploding over the pacific ocean
in north bondi
a shower of silver stars

19 comments:

the dean said...

I'm impressed, you spelt engelbert humperdinck correctly.
Magic

MEM said...

"the coincidence is
astonishing..!"

...C'est la Vie!

Anonymous said...

everybody gots ta hav elvis costello pump classical gas for their thunderbird{and greathair,halllllllllllelulliah samsons!xo"goliath.:)Kismet.inevitability .connect the dorothys.:) xo

fantasticandy said...

buena vista baby!

heather said...

cripes; where's my umbrella?!

kittykat

intercontinental said...

Fan-blooming-tastic!

captain mission said...

'this man has studied nature
and moves in its grooves obtaining results' along with
'summon yourself' on yesterdays blog in particular are outstanding lines amongst various other gems.

craig1.618 said...

lately i am finding myself

walking around

in the shower

where ever

singing "all is one"

i find great comfort in that song

so beautifully written

so calming

so very centering

i thought i'd take this opportunity

to sincerely thank you and mr kennedy

for bringing it to life and sharing it with us

when it all comes down

i am most certain that i will find myself

singing those eternal words

thank you sk

Hellbound Heart said...

i don't think your imagination or creativity has any bounds, steve...astonishing...
love always....

Freddie said...

Prospero defeats a beast
and Ariel the Aery Sprite
showers N. Bondi in silver stars...
Indeed, quite mad you are :-)
xo

catchow said...

a terrific and fantastic tale!

CSTCoach said...

nice to see a cameo appearance by henry miller in here - one of my favourites :)

davem said...

That poor mynah bird sk!

Anonymous said...

some monsters ive slain,were diabloical!

Anonymous said...

um,thatd be "diabolical".{damned keyboard! ;/ :)}

princey said...

It just keeps getting better!

I'll be missing your bizarro adventures of the The Time Being for a week sk, keep them coming :)
Just about to go on a long drive down the gorgeous Great Ocean Road to Moggs Creek (but hoping someone brings their laptop so I can get my daily fix of TTB!) Will be playing "Wide Open Road" in the car, that's for sure! both versions too
Take care and love always,
Amanda

Anonymous said...

Well,
if they’ve been slain,
at least they shouldn’t come back on you.

lily was here said...

I loved the Hank Miller lines too.
Sad ugly Caliban. Thought he was hotstuff till he tried to hurt Miranda.

xxxx

seoigh said...

Lord knows I am as guilty as any of the rest of "your little bunch of followers", but I don't see what you're doing with The Tempest that Billy Shakes didn't already do... maybe I'm just being cynical. Aw, never mind.

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