Sunday 12 September 2010

faces

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faces
its a summer of faces
faces from east to west
mont to vanc
faces faces faces faces
new faces old faces
same faces same faces
strange faces
new faces
old faces strange faces
same faces
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faces to puzzle the mind
faces to collect
faces to remember to remember to remember
where?
when?
which?
where when which???
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a stream of faces
a sea of faces
a deck of cards of faces
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streams of seas of decks of faces
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faces to place
to name
to remember
to order
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where ?
when ?
which ?
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montreal faces
many, many
london faces
ottawa faces
toronto faces
regina faces
winnipeg faces [many many of them]
saskatoon faces
calgary faces
edmonton faces
victoria faces
vancouver faces
many many many many
and
where and when and which and how????
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and are they volunteers?
fringe organisers?
audiences i've flyered?
performers?
audiences i've seen in my show?
press?
people who hate my shows?
people who love my shows?
people i've spent a series of evenings with and actually know?
which and where and when and how????
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and how can i remember?
how do i remember?
i don't
i can't
so i busk it
breeze through
shake hands and wait for names
and hi
and eyes
and hi
and shake
and mutter
and murmur
and gag
and gag
and faces and eyes
and lips
and hair
and noses
and skin
and eyes and lips and hair noses and skinand lips
and hair
and noses
and skin
and eyes and lips and hair noses and skin
and lips
and hair
and noses
and skin
and eyes and lips and hair noses and skinand lips
and hair
and noses
and skin
and eyes and lips and hair noses and skin
and lips
and hair
and noses
and skin
and eyes and lips and hair noses and skin
and sliding ionto each other
morphing into each other
merging into other
blurring into each other
shading into each other
sliding flicking flickering morphing merging blurring shading merging
into each other
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all across the country
collecting faces
this is city number eight
the final city
so there are only a few faces left to tick off
of course some faces are there for years
but then aren't
and never will i know why or... if
and yes there's a few volunteer punter faces left
and here
on the island
is where i'll tick them off
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faces
faces faces faces
facesfacesfaces
facesacesaces
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