MAS Context

 

A poem by Jason Pickleman

 

Bowled Over

The gradation of the sky
from blue to gray
is in severe contrast
with time’s mark’ed divisions—
       those illusive spaces
       between seconds
       that masquerade
       as Pause—
As if time
could be rent
neutered in neutral,
with progress
       paused   &#160and    begun,
       paused   &#160and    begun.
Imagine the earth
turning in kind,
       lurching   &#160and   &#160halting,
       lurching   &#160and   &#160halting.
We’d be thrown to our knees,
       repeatedly, like bowling pins,
       and re-set,
only to be stricken down again,
and maybe spared.

 

Jason Pickleman is a graphic designer and partner at JNL Graphic Design based in Chicago. His clients include the Steppenwolf Theatre, Hyde Park Art Center, The Renaissance Society, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago Transit Authority, and Avec restaurant.
www.jnldesign.com

Tags: 2013, BOUNDARY, ISSUE 17, JASON PICKLEMAN, POEM, SPRING 13