because the screws are sliding out of the wall.
(Been reading Bend Sinister
(Been reading Bend Sinister
by Vladimir
Nabokov, his second novel
in English.) How can I fix the dang bannister
Nabokov, his second novel
in English.) How can I fix the dang bannister
and remain a
sane person, is all I care
about. But a sort of bend sinister
sane person, is all I care
about. But a sort of bend sinister
has grabbed hold and made randomness the master,
and now we’re all waiting for the trolls
to arrive, tear the bannister
and now we’re all waiting for the trolls
to arrive, tear the bannister
out of the plaster,
and flail
us all to death with the sinister
and flail
us all to death with the sinister
thing (stupid banister). Or we swim our way
through suburban backyards to refuse the hell
we’ve made of things. Never fixing the dang bannister.
Can’t fix a bend sinister.
through suburban backyards to refuse the hell
we’ve made of things. Never fixing the dang bannister.
Can’t fix a bend sinister.
