The Projectionist from Affirmation Cities by WAYNE HALFPENNY

The Projectionist
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A.
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I'm finding a new excitement
Swept back to the corners of my mind
The universe of living memory
Flashes of consciousness
Flicker in and out
Willow-the-wisps of inspiration lit from the Maker
Who stands above the laws of nature, goddamn it
He is the big guy in charge
The Kahuna
The projectionist of moving realities
Loading the reels one by one
Sequentially onto the spindle
Extracting the juice
Every last drop from countless distracted viewings

 
Be.
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To the glorious dead
One of those news reel deals
The stoic American chewing on grandpa's pipe
Revelling his part in the Great War
Seen 'em come and go
Shell fire shrapnel flickering and flitting at the front
Lord have mercy on the heroes projected on screens
Laid up behind hospital curtains
Reading Lord Tennyson
Drawing breath between the lines
You'll be just fine
Tum te tum te tum te taa

 
See.
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If you experience it enough it becomes your pin hole of truth
A collection trapped in a celluloid prison
Amber chains
Light shining
Pardoned by the passing
The projectionist knows all this and more
Punches the stubs at the door
Knocks the popcorn from your hands going in for the final kiss
Closing credits roll
Lights fade up
Take your sorry arse and wander home all alone
Leaving alone?
Unlit byways tonight?
Oh yes, you'll leave on your own alright

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