Tin Cans

Problem is, you can’t

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Problem is, you can’t accept that his relationship had a real short shelf life. You’re like a dog at the dump, baby – you’re just lickin’ at the empty tin can, trying to get more nutrition out of it. And if you’re not careful, that can’s gonna get stuck on your snout forever and make … Read more

Under the ground seep

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Under the ground seep the toxins of the population that lives above. If you have to, you will eat roots and earthworms. It is always night. Candles burn in lanterns made from tin cans. When it is nighttime up above, you can crawl out, but only for a little while. You feel ashamed of your … Read more

For here, am I

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For here, am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world. Planet Earth is blue, and there’s nothing I can do… Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles, I’m feeling very still – and I think my spaceship knows which way to go. Tell my wife I love her very much. David Bowie

When human men hold

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When human men hold an object that makes a powerful noise, or has moving parts, or spins around fast, or has a button they can push (which either screws or nails something) they become Gods in their own heads.They can do anything: they can eat through walls and bring buildings together to form mighty empires.They … Read more