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echolalia by Dennis Cooley
the first thing you should know
about me is i am
a sound poet
i wind up &
throw my voice
into the tent
: like that
? how you like that
neat don't you think
all the loops in the system
some smart guy said well
what's the point
it's canvas isn't it
& you say yeah well so what
it's paint yr smearing there
all over the canvas yr words are paint
he's a real pain in the ass that guy
the important thing is
i take soundings see
i try to hear myself
try to hear you hearing
yur eyes grow green & big
that's how i find myself that's how
i find you
i can hear where you sizzle
& pop