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
Joanna Gilman Hyde 