you and i

looking you in the eye, i

say: you and i, here.

the miracle is

that i can sit here

and say your name.

 

count in, gents!

the law of contingency tells us that that which happens or has happened need not have occurred that way. occurrences are uncertain, and the uncertain occurrences begotten of uncertainties are more uncertain still. this is shown in real life by the occurrence of things that were never going to happen. likewise by the failure of things that were always going to happen. people lose their houses betting the wrong way. one should always have a bet both ways. the odds favour the contradictions. sometimes, things that were never ever going to happen, things that were never potentialities, happen. sometimes these things happen and are good. god, who was never going to create the world, never ever – how could he? – created it. and he saw that it was good. but then they started eating them apples and it was not good. there were good bits, and there were bad bits. seeing that it was no longer good he said: the world is everything that is the case. is that good enough? of course it is. was it ever going to happen? of course not. how did it happen? slowly? no, it was not happening until after it had happened. which is the best way. oh, said the god, who still had so much to learn.

 

the signified.

is that a promise? yes

well, no. yes, it is

for the moment. i do mean it.

i’m talking seriously. i mean

as much as i can possibly mean, on

a friday night. if one does not know

what one wants, then one

can not know what one wants to say.

that is: yes, i promise.