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Dee Dee // eat the light

by Lorin Drexler · Jan 3, 2022

Dee Dee – Featured Artist

eat the light

i’ve tried to eat the light
but I feel too broken

as if time were water in the eye
the clock ticks and i watch it
folded into my arms at the dining room
table like a nervous mime god
or some other insignificant relic
chosen by some other insignificant creator

i light a match and hope
something comes from it
nothing
so i light another

i wanna scream but i’m afraid 
someone will hear
i’m afraid i will 
i try spiritual texts and prayers
nothing
so i try them again

i’m not homeless 
but i am without a home
i’m not alone
but i am surrounded by smoke
and breaking glass
i just don’t understand what it means
to be yourself or have yourself
i hear things like this
and though they sound pleasant enough
i’m not sure
what they mean
i'm not sure anyone does...
i'm not sure anyone knows
what anything means

so many thoughts and ideas
about so many stupid and insipid things
that fulfill nothing and speak to no one
and that's just what they are
things upon things
people bored about a way of life that
will never fill the quarry

i wanna run
but i'm frozen
i stand inside a fire
i built and try to dethaw
nothing
so i try again
but this time
unlike the rest
i feel the fire doing
what it was meant to do
and i then know 
the empire
this was all built upon
has been anesthetized and is just now
waking in the flames

by LORIN DREXLER


Dee Dee

https://www.deedeesplayhouse.com

Contemporary Artist, New York City

Dee Dee is a ghost. A New York City-based artist known for bringing art of surreal and cinematic daydreams and nightmares to the street. From New York City to Berlin, Asbury Park to Montreal, DeeDee’s work can be found in streets, galleries, and collections around the world.


What is Gen Society?

Gen Society is an art space blog for visual art and creative writing collaborations, and other randomizations. Hosted by writer and musician Lorin Drexler, this online venue is an expressive experience for those interested in the world of the arts. It is a poetic journey through the hearts and minds of contemporary artists in practice and a reflection of those that have long passed.

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