artifarti
going to the gym, walking past the gym, going to the bar, sitting in the bar looking into the gym, exercising my arm raising the glass and feeling the reward that comes after the gym without ever having to cross the threshold. keeping fit vicariously.
go figure - what does that mean? figure it out, work out the numbers, see the shapes, and then there is the figure. figure and form and how it all fits together and how we see it and how it feels
seven inches high, the drag queens don't totter, they swagger, they dance, they command the stage and all around. this is no apology, this is no asking for permission, these guys are gods here, the queues for their show fills the park.
basic. simple. an easy word, no frills, no demands upon the tongue, just there in the mouth and then gone. swift, simple, forgettable. but also fundamental. basically holds everything up. strong then, and essential.
cheap and cheerful. the guy in the 1€ shop is certainly that. 'hola hola' he says when i enter and again each time i pass the end of the aisle 'hola hola' and then when i have made my purchases, invested my 3€, we part like good friends, 'gracias gracias. hasta luego'
the keychain hangs near the door, a little chewed, a little worn, it represents ownership, possession, belonging, home. it waits in its place as my dog waits in hers; she eyes it with growing intensity as the morning passes, barks happily when i take it, to take her.
the barber is chinese, the hairdresser from malaga. i just want a haircut and i have to climb a mountain of language to express what i want. no matter, i always end up with the 'algo distinto' i swore that - this time - i was gonna be able to decline. who knew hair could be so complicated?
the bench is hard against my back, the wood unforgiving under my thighs, i want to squirm myself into a confortable shape, into a safer place but still i have to sit here, the cuffs biting into my skin, waiting, waiting for my fate
sweet, sickly, juice running down my chin, my hands, exquisite but almost painfully sticky, a sensation of joy mingled with yes, disgust, you are too sweet, too tempting, but there are consequences lurking behind yor sweetness
'proxima apertura' says the sign on the outlet window. opening soon. it has been there for nearly six months. soon, in spanish, has a different connotation. soon can mean 'within our lifetime - just'
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