The Line There's an old song my grandfather used to sing that has the question, "Or would you rather be a fish?" In the same song is the same question but with a mule and a pig, but the one I hear sometimes in my head is the fish one. Just that one line.
Paterson
1.8s
Thanks.
Paterson
3.4s
Damn, brother. You should be an actor.
Paterson
31.3s
Ah, I'm guessin' this is your human ball-and-chain, right, pimpin'? Yeah, sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I think it's something really interesting that you're working on. Yeah. I'm still workin' on it, you know. I'm trying to figure out how... how to spit it out. But thanks, I really appreciate that. Your laboratory? Wherever it hits me is where it's gonna be. Ah, well, good luck. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate it. Later, pimpin'! A'ight! Peace!
Paterson
1m3s
They are... excellently... packaged sturdy... little... boxes... with dark and light blue and white labels with words lettered in the shape of a megaphone, as if to say even louder to the world, "Here is the most... "beautiful... "match in the world, "its one and half inch "soft pine stem "capped by a grainy "dark purple head, "so sober and furious "and stubbornly ready "to burst into flame, "lighting, perhaps, the cigarette "of the woman you love "for the first time."
Paterson
1.8s
I see that.
Paterson
1.8s
Twins.
Paterson
6.4s
You're just... dirt.
Paterson
2.1s
Mm. Mm.
Paterson
1m1s
Glow. When I wake up earlier than you, and you are turned to face me, face on the pillow and hair spread around, I take a chance and stare at you, amazed in love and afraid that you might open your eyes and have the daylights scared out of you. But maybe with the daylights gone, you'd see how much my chest and head implode for you, their voices trapped inside like unborn children fearing they will never see the light of day. The opening in the wall now dimly glows, it's rainy, blue and grey. I tie my shoes and go downstairs to put the coffee on.
Paterson
14.9s
We keep them... on hand always. Currently, our favourite brand is... Ohio Blue Tip.
Paterson
8.3s
We have... plenty... of matches in our house.
Paterson
2.4s
Yeah, but you gotta know more, tell me.
Paterson
4.7s
Morning, Donny. Ready to roll, Paterson? Yeah.
Paterson
2.3s
- Morning. - Morning.
Paterson
6s
Though we used to... prefer Diamond brand.
Paterson
6.4s
It was nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. Nice to meet a... nice to meet a real poet.