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the problem of light pollution
(—fragments from-of a dream).
discussing. talk.—about a(-the) play (—production). …
with friends (‘v-fr’m school. … —S. ‘n’ A. (… —still young. … )), and singer-actor-director
(—young woman. … large-square features(-face), (large eyes), blond(dark) hair,—pulled back (slight) in-to a tight pony tail. … ).
in-at a-the restaurant (busy-crowded.—family).
—large space (—open). … —bright-well lit. pale yellow (walls).—benches–tables (dark wood).—in a booth (benches.—table (top).—th’ middle ‘v the room-floor… —t’ward the back. … ).
—for friends to support (-invest).
—the play. . …
—(in) winter (set). (—snow. … —real. … —wets the audience(s), at-t’ the fringes-wings). …
—dark. … —Russia(n)—historic. … —Marxist-socialist (class (working-lower)) themes. (—actors-cast (—old woman (shawl-scarved). young men. … )—in poor worker’s dress (stereotyp). …
—a house (entire.—huge con-struct. dark (black–grey-blue)—carica-cartoon-itur-ish (style).—th’-outside of windows (square-framed-four pained)—glow ( … —deep yellow). …
—opens up. …
…
friends're—sceptical (of product).—actor-singer likes. …
(—making (hard, determinat) case for. …
—for an essay-thesis).
…
—outside.—the street.
(in the street. … —outside the rest’rant.
—me and S. … ).
…
dark.—night.—strange, drab (—rough),… c’mmercial part(-area) ‘v the city
( … —(pebble-dashed) concrete—grey-beige. shops (small. business)-restaurants. Towers (blocks), and construction (sites)… —over the road(-street) (—busy). … ).
…
on a-the corner. (—left.—opposite)… —the theatre. …
( … —see the house… —up-over (concrete-dashed) wall (—slabs ‘v concrete. rough, grey).
… —see the set. … —extend (—rise) out (—up).—fr’m the theatre-house roof. …
… —cylindric (thick) tubes(-sections), in-from ‘v the (house’s) structure… —rise up (telescope) ( … —huge tower(s))-extend,… —in-t’ th’ night’s sky. …
(looks like will topple (fall). …
—leans(-leaning) (over) tower (—‘v sections-tubes) (concertine)…
but,… —holds (stands). … ).
…
—and move. … —up (along) the street (a-ways).
—t’ see. better.
…
—“It is impressive.” (—S.). …
( … —continue(s) t’ extend (up-out-away)… —up (curves-loops around … ) (in) the night’s sky. … ).
—“A full scale (set) reboot” (—production), she says. …
…
and I say— …
—“C’n see the Milky Way”. …
(—full belt (vast) ‘v.—strong-clear. (intense present). … —in-depsite ‘v ( …—no? … ) light pollutes. (—the city’s centre). …
—extends up—thick belt-arc(curve)… —fr’m the horizon (—behind (there) streets ‘n’ buildings)… —up (over).—into the night’s sky…
—vast. …
—sublime. (awe. … —aches-quakes—cool-electric (—empty-hollow thrill (tense))—in-through th’ stomach-gut’s (the pit),—up-into in-through the neck’s root-base (—spin-al). … ).
in-on (—against) the (night) sky. …
(—a nebula-ous).
…
—tower (now)—towers (on). … —arc-ing (curve)-loops… —be-afore the nebulous Way (light ‘n’ dust ‘v).
(—extending).
…
—incredible.
( … —h’ve never seen (with eyes-own) b’fore. …).
( … —rise (—drop). in the stomch-gut’s floor (pit.—the base).
(hollow trembling ache (light)-electric).
incomprehens.
excited—elate.
(—ache-fizz (slight) buzz (electric),—in the mind-head. … —(want-need) t’ capture (—the image-sight,… —the feeling. … )).
…
and run. … —down the street. (elate).
(—the nebulous is everywhere (consume) (in) the (huge. …. —open. … ) sky (night). … ).
and jump—leap (in-t’ the air). … —and float (—hover (borne up)—fly? … ).
and land. (at will).
and jump (—t’ leap) again. … —over the street-road’s corner (junction) (before the rest-),… —and over a car (still slow-stopping at)…
—danger(ous),… but don’t care (—know can—will be safe—leaping. … ).
…
back.—into the rest-. (—t’ fetch (-collect) (back) my notebook (black (hard)bound… ) (—write down. … ).
Mark Bolsover has experimental writing published, and forthcoming, in a number of international print and online literary magazines. His piece, ‘eye contact (or,… —an only optical love),’ was a winner of the Into the Void Poetry Competition (2016). His debut Chapbook, IN FAILURE & IN RUINS—dreams & fragments, is published with Into the Void Press (Dublin & Toronto, May 2017).
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