The Week that Carmex Stopped Working
Betsey Lee
→BFA SCULP 2023
with all these birds and things that fly
who am i on the ground with these shoes and socks
hole in heel, unmatched
the cross words puzzles solve mysteries in and out of the chicken coop
and if i could tie a bow of ribbon around them and send them out to sea, I would
to go see the sea and return with news, stripes and medals
for accomplishments unseen by all but yourself
do not return until all the stones are brazed with brass and bronze, or until my pockets
fill with untouched sand
why not a firefighter, why not a regular farmer, why not a stone farmer
what I learned this week: it’s not always good to be nice
starting today providence and topanga will light and dark for the exact same amount of
time
12/12
06:54 vs. 18:54
07:02 vs. 19:03
day vs. night
night vs. light
light vs. dark
dark vs. bright
bright vs. cloud
cloud vs. sky
sky vs. ground
ground vs. building
building vs. stone
stone vs. sea
sea vs. sky = horizon
give me the butter
i am the chicken and i want to try the omelette
i can hear it and it is why fake children are retrieved and used in the kitchen
if i made it once i can make it again
if i made the first part i can make the second
the headline reads Love on the rocks will live forever
and a tornado rolls through
who am i on the ground with these shoes and socks
hole in heel, unmatched
the cross words puzzles solve mysteries in and out of the chicken coop
and if i could tie a bow of ribbon around them and send them out to sea, I would
to go see the sea and return with news, stripes and medals
for accomplishments unseen by all but yourself
do not return until all the stones are brazed with brass and bronze, or until my pockets
fill with untouched sand
why not a firefighter, why not a regular farmer, why not a stone farmer
what I learned this week: it’s not always good to be nice
starting today providence and topanga will light and dark for the exact same amount of
time
12/12
06:54 vs. 18:54
07:02 vs. 19:03
day vs. night
night vs. light
light vs. dark
dark vs. bright
bright vs. cloud
cloud vs. sky
sky vs. ground
ground vs. building
building vs. stone
stone vs. sea
sea vs. sky = horizon
give me the butter
i am the chicken and i want to try the omelette
i can hear it and it is why fake children are retrieved and used in the kitchen
if i made it once i can make it again
if i made the first part i can make the second
the headline reads Love on the rocks will live forever
and a tornado rolls through
why don’t you become a storm chaser you almost omelette
i don’t have legs how can i chase
i’ll make you an omelette with legs if you ask
in secret
please…
a spell to turn the omelette back into the eggs
you first have to take one stick
it can be tall or short
engineer it into the ground
next to a tree as if you are planting the stick
take an egg and balance it on the stick.
on top of the egg balance 5 pebbles smoothed by a stream
and a stick insect when it’s in disguise
bury the omelette
near the tree and the stick but not too close
north west of two
make sure it's 3pm
with a new stick, draw a circle
around
the omelette
in soil
one with dust
two with glass
three with fallen weather veins
four and then
collect your worms like the birds
in to the circle (who is now a sphere)
wait until they make the omelette all gone with no teeth
your egg
between the stick and 5 pebbles
will have 2 yolks
Betsey Lee is looking at a man with a selfie stick taking photos of topiary shaped like trophies and obelisks.