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I sat back to admire my work, but more my work admired me,
for all the time I spent entrenched my project felt content asleep.
I saw the peace the building felt in some sort of epiphany,
and sought the price or weight in gold of hard steel beams and cold concrete.
Foresight is a curse relived through conflict of the senses and the designs of others, with one hand heavy from the bonds while the other keeps the heart within reach. Is equilibrium still an option? Is there escape from history's blueprints?
I feel lost in the landfill of normal life.
And I'm drowning on my throne in the kingdom of debris, building walls because the ground keeps rising, working to live because life isn't working. Brick after brick, I'm reminded of the process, when the product won't even meet my gaze. A novelty in good company is still a novelty.
Houses will crumble,
one brick at a time.
Architects realize,
but calmly deny.
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Weaving
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How many hours does the artisan spend engulfed in the art of her web,
her delicate spinning and ornamental conception alive in the orb of her thread?
How many hours does the architect writhe as she covets the work of her peers?
No envious mimicking, dismay, or reluctance diverts her attention to fear.
Does she tire of exertion and planning the patterns when sewing the strands of her home?
In an elegant portrayal of basic survival, her canvas well augments her throne.
How can we learn the lessons of the spider?
For all our engineering, our cultural web was spun with no such vision. Architects with intimate understanding outlive those with infinite thrust. Will we be able to sacrifice stealth for a means of survival?
It's time to make a choice.
If we work, will we work forward or will we stagnate? If we take, will we replenish or will we fully exhaust? If we live, will we reciprocate or will we writhe in our own comfort?
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Take Down Your Art Newark, Delaware
Take Down Your Art was a cursed band that existed from 2004 to 2005. Most of our recorded output was never properly released, for various reasons, but is all presented here for completeness.
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