Wuyong
for Jia Zhangke & Bryan Boddy
next best thing to being there
a movie on a movie screen
what rout to take to get to these places
no concern of mine
the roads, plane tickets,
train stations, bus stations
from place to place and I am there
light of these places, the light in my eyes
dim or mute or bright
I’m there, I see, I feel, I hear
next best thing to being there
movies on a movie screen
easy as a switch, a click,
plug to plug in, to shove in
and I’m in business, in Beijing
in whatever place, wherever upon the planet
in deep water or deep in space
© Obediah Michael Smith, 2009
5:39 p.m. 04.11.09
for Jia Zhangke & Bryan Boddy
next best thing to being there
a movie on a movie screen
what rout to take to get to these places
no concern of mine
the roads, plane tickets,
train stations, bus stations
from place to place and I am there
light of these places, the light in my eyes
dim or mute or bright
I’m there, I see, I feel, I hear
next best thing to being there
movies on a movie screen
easy as a switch, a click,
plug to plug in, to shove in
and I’m in business, in Beijing
in whatever place, wherever upon the planet
in deep water or deep in space
© Obediah Michael Smith, 2009
5:39 p.m. 04.11.09
posted by Obie Quiet at 3:07 AM
1 Comments:
this is great reflection. i was wondering about similar things. about what sort of advantage i have having been to these places. does it really matter if others can see the same thing on a movie screen? does it really matter if others don't care?
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