Karaoke

'There is not a question here of joining the dots and getting a complete picture, for there is not a complete picture to be had, and, 
anyway, the dots can always be joined in different ways'
-Julian Wolfreys, Justifying the Unjustifiable

caveat lector

1.

sorry im not going to tell you what im going to tell to going im what you tell to going not im sorry

2.

perhaps always, yes, always
though the earnest name takes intent
only now, knowing
even elementary problems
yes, only unknowing regards
which is to say a beautiful origin, unbounded 
typical, yes, only unseen

3.

this is the winter of our discotheque
mister rogers, hip, cardigan-wearing cat that he knows he is, strolls across the dance floor
amid the strobing lights and 
can you dig it, kids? ...i knew that you could

4.

one wakes 
stretches the arms out straight, yawns
it's morning, or it's light out
blinds left open from yesterday
and peering out the window, one spies 
a little grass and pure water 
out the window or in
painted sign, black on white, the claim
bold type, all capitals:
I TOOK IT, IT'S MINE

5.

wow, check it out, these two snowflakes are exactly identical!

6. 

along the length of the tree, bark reveals
bumps of time to the hands, spider crawling 
across keys, braille brushed by calloused thumbs
black and white and yes and no and this is me and this not me 

which to be totally fair is completely unfair the letter arrives too late to be of use to anyone and ditto the fire, surprisingly, all blue 
and white and—

as inevitable as circles or straight lines