Oct 19, 2024

Poems by Mark Young

A NOTE ON THE MANDRAKE

The irregular
black bands down
its side allow a
small force to over-
come a larger
one. Otherwise
it is blue, &
draws caricatures
of the effects of
technology
on a modern society
where the houses
& temples are made
from hardened
steel. They are
still intact, a
modicum of the
[Machtpolitik] of its
massage, although
the latter is ex-
pressed as a ratio
of load to effort
& its form rarely
avers its content.


THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AUTONOMOUS REGION

In order to abide
by the precepts
of [The Loneliness of
the Long Distance
Runner] which is / their
holy book, some moths
retire from politics
but still continue to
produce distinctive fibers
based on the use of
quartz & similar poly-
morphs. Others are
rounded up so they
do not become a
significant number
when their final digit
is rounded down. The
rest, once sufficient
radiation has been
absorbed, are left
to complete the
frescoes on the walls
of the Sistine Chapel.
As members of the
company of the faithful
this is part of their
duty, a way to ensure
the Yucatan remains
a one-party state.

Poems by Mark Young

A NOTE ON THE MANDRAKE The irregular black bands down its side allow a small force to over- come a larger one. Otherwise it is blue, & d...