Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

Tag: 9/11 artist

POWER OF THE PAGE

The Hawk Portico 12:15pm

There is Power in My Writing

It is not just Black

in Black’s simplicity

My Writing is All Colours

It is Alarm-bell Red for Stopping

It is Blue for Breathing

The Sky

It is Yellow for The Sun

It is Silver for Humanity

There is Power in Humanity

We are no longer

weaklings

groping Our Way

to death

We are Above death

for I have seen

The Light

of

Our Night

and I believe

We Are Eternal

LIFE

The Tomato-coloured Couch 7:00pm

The Silver Lights

crashed down

all around Me

& I cried out

“Oh My God

Oh My God!

Oh My God!!”

I

Am

The

Second Coming

of

Christ

I

Am

unravelling

The Mystery

of

The Meaning Of Life

an idea

which

cannot

be expressed

yet

I saw

It

in the dark

of a little hospital room

in

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

on March 31st, 1993

It, The Meaning

opened out to Me

like a pod

of

chocolate

I

saw

The Reason For Schizophrenia

I

saw

that I Am

The Reason

The Light

The Life

&

I will coat

My World

in the luscious

residue

of My Vision

until

The World

Gets

It

“I Am God”

The Tomato-coloured Couch 5:30pm

My Name Is

Joanna Gilman Hyde

and I Am The God

Who Fell From The Sky

& shaved off His Beard

& stuffed Tissue

down The Front Piece

of His Robe

& held up A Sign

for All The World To Read

saying “I Am Woman”

(& not a Transvestite)

MUNCHING ON EXISTENCE*

The Tomato-coloured Couch 5:53pm

I am salivating

to Save The World

to spoon It out

from under Itself

feed Me Our New Existence

which is ancient

Yes — I could eat It —

consume Its micro-biotic

Humanoids

Who keep questioning God

when They don’t have to

& spit Them out

afresh

*Robert A. Raines & Robert Gliner

IT’S HERE

The Tomato-coloured Couch 5:00pm

I speak with a forked tongue

out of both sides

of My Mouth

polished teeth gleaming

I am The Devil

to Whom I give no credence

I am set to announce

The Second Coming

not of Christ

but of Global

Darkness

set before The Light

WORLD PRAYER

The Hawk Basement 11:22am

“World, You Can Save Your Self —

You Are Programmed To Survive —

Your Mountains Will Stand —

Your Oceans Will Thrive —

Your People Will Laugh

— Die Laughing —

World, You Are My Home”

INCEPTION

The Hawk Outpost 9:06am

The Glistening Light

Listens To Me

As If I Could Say A Prayer

For The Whole World

THE WORLD NOW

The Tomato-coloured Couch 6:11pm

The Bugs Know

I was that Young Woman

out on The Most Visible Rooftop

in The World

The Bugs Know

I had Something to say

They, The Bugs

know why I wore White

to match The Giant Canvas

The Shroud

The Bugs Know

why I dressed

in colours to match

My Painting

My Message

of Our Continuing Existence

seen from above

The Bugs Know

why It all went Black

when I signed My Name

in 3-foot-high letters

and pressed-leather heels

to attend a party

in My Honour

with My Hair hanging loose

and My Mother’s Crystals

around My Neck

The Bugs Know

why nearly Everyone there

felt uncomfortable

The Bugs Know

why I am here

to make The World uncomfortable

to make It itch

with The Paradigm Shift

We’re in —

The Shift from White

to Black

from Innocence

to Old Age

The Bugs Know

I Am Still Alive

to make The World See Itself

Commune

OUTFIT

The Hawk Deck 2:22pm

White Sweat Shirt For The Little White Gym Suit

Black Leggings For The Sea-through Skirt

Cherry Red Slippers For The Little Red Sneakers

“ALARM”

I Am The Reconciliation

Of Opposites

The Love And The Glory

Above

Hate

BLACK NUMBER

The Hawk Window Seat 11:33am

I’ve Stepped My Left Leg

Into My Black Underpants

Topped Off

By My Black Lace Bra

I Am Dressed

For Mourning

The Cry Of Help

Which I Have Heard

And To Which I Will

Devote The Rest Of My Life