2
Strike a match
Illuminate
The mouth of a volcano
A cigarette is what gets lit

Shhh
You mustn’t make a sound
Mustn’t hear a thing
We are keeping watch over a bunch of policemen

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You have to wear dark glasses
Before you can get a look at this evening
The night is too bright
The daytime is too dark

Going down the highway
No way to back up
No way to find an exit
I feel alone and excited
A state of prolonged ejaculation

Take off all your clothes
Dash naked down the street
Curse at people
Shout at the top of your lungs
Belt it out shock-ock-ockingly
I
Have slit my wrist
Bled a pound of blood
Paid at the toll booth
At this point I lay down
On an operating table at the hospital
Listen to scalpels hold a meeting

This area was not properly cloned
This area has no Linux software
This area needs Bluetooth technology
Increase supply of Nasdaq data to this area

I’m wrapped in a dancing rug
Singing karaoke
Watching a juvenile soap opera
Leafing through comics
Thinking about non-linear thinking
Feeding and raising an electronic chicken
Calmly nursing my wounds

So calm I’m like a clock
Tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock

1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2
Into these numbers you can pack this whole evening
Also fire engines that rush here with screaming sirens
A line of firemen jump off
Carrying torches to put out the fire

Fire has viruses too

I tap on this virus-carrying keyboard
And finish writing the final viral sentence

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Common cold anemia hypertension
Premature ejaculation nocturnal emission
Aneurism stroke flashbacks hemorrhoids
Hallucinations hypertension, impotence
Myocardial infarction slipped lumbar disc
Bone spurs bunion crossed eyes strabismus
Glaucoma myopia tinnitus stuttering
Cardiac arrhythmia extra-uterine pregnancy
Infertility low sperm count necrospermia
Repeated miscarriage incontinent bladder
Diabetes obesity insomnia malaria color blindness
Neuralgia dental caries tapeworm anal fissures pinworm
Hookworm filaria scabies athletes feet
Podiatric osteoporosis constipation
Parkinson’s disease menstrual cramps dysmenorrhea
Catalepsy sleep apnea coital fainting coital pain
Post-coital bleeding hypersexuality frigidity
Karoshi syndrome Asherman’s syndrome
Cirrhotic liver gallstones bladder stones uremia
Diverticulitis hernia keratinosis hammertoes
Erythema hemophilia hypothrombocytemic pelioma
Measles herpes pemphigus bronchitis pneumonia
Hepatitis prostatitis phlebitis pelvic inflammation
Stomatitus rhinitis arteritis appendicitis gingivitis 
Lymphitis nephritis myocarditis encephalitis tendonitis
Laryngitis colpitis myelitis gastritis uretheritis enteritis
Cystauchenitis cholecystitis keratitis arthritis osteomyelitis
Food toxicosis alcohol poisoning mercury poisoning
Lead poisoning snakebite hornet sting prickly heat
Organophosphide pesticide poisoning diphtheria
Scarlet fever rubella chilblains mouth ulcers
Tuberculosis syphilis gonorrhea  hives hypospadia
Fleabites postpartum urine retention puerperium
Lochia subarticular tubercle uterine bleeding
Trichomoniasis inguinal polyps pediculosis pubis
Soft chancre mycodermatitis prolapsed organs
AIDS esophageal cancer liver cancer brain tumor
Angeoma osteocarcinoma lymphatic cancer
Breast cancer pancreatic cancer cholera
Mad cow disease hyperactivity melancholia
Schizophrenia scopophilia exhibitionism
Obsessive disorder amnesia Oedipal complex
Narcissism fetishism bestiality dementia autism
Sleepwalking acrophobia pyrophobia misanthropy
Anorexia bipolar disorder internet addiction disorder
Delusions of grandeur gaming addiction internet dementia
Pathological volubility anxiety panic menopausal
Syndrome soccer syndrome over-cleanliness sadism
Masochism homicidal mania pedophilia SARS

All of these illnesses meet with medicines such as
Six Flavor Ephedra Pills diazepam atropine
Glucophage hydrocortisone Dimercaprol aspirin
phenobarbitol valerian amoxicillin erythromycin
isoniazid Metamucil Ritalin Prozac Xanax Kaolic
Robitussin Bronch-Aid Paxil Verapamil
streptomycin abacavir doxycycline-with-quinine
sulfamethoxazone tetracycline Metrocream
Medroxyprogesterone-acetate valium
Preparation H Ben-Gay Pepto-Bismol Lopressor
ibuprofen Tums insulin Neosporin Wart-Off Orajel
Two-Immortal-Pills codeine rogaine procaine
Vagistat asparaginase Ginko Biloba Naproxen
demerol Benadryl Paracetemol Loquat-Throat-Balm
Zantac Vagifem Arthrotec metronidzole Lice-Free
oflaxacin ciprofloxacin Metrogel Sudafed
Rehmennia-Pills-for-ladies Lydia B. Pinkham’s tonic
laxative time-release capsules Dexatrim Flomax
Saw palmetto chamomile Warfarin Prednisolone
Lovastatin Swim-Ear rifampicin Swedish Bitters
Lotrimin tamoxifen chloramphenicol I.V. Nytol
Diabeta Syntroid Tetrahydrocannibinol Gaviscon
Smoke Away Methotrexate Dermarest Estraderm
Lotensin Rythmol Spironolactone Neutrogena
Jade-Shield-Pills

When they meet it’s like being out one evening and
   running into the person who is always on your mind

Electric jolt through the body brighter than
The sun…a loud fart escapes…scramble about
From one place to the next...hit someone
Hit myself, hit a Nintendo button, play mahjong
Or poker or ping-pong, play that you’re awake
Snore your loudest, do a back-float, play drums
Get all charged up, open a door, go in the door
Close the door, sit down, stand up, go someplace
Maybe to a teahouse, a fancy restaurant, a dancehall
A singing emporium, a park, a swimming pool
A hotel…go to a firing range, a billiard parlor
A ping-pong room, a chess room, an ice rink
A gym, theater, cinema, or sports stadium
A sound stage, an outdoor food court,
Beauty parlor, public bath, bar, or fruit stand
Florist shop, art gallery, audio-video store
Lavatory, candy store, liquor & tobacco outlet
Supermarket, internet café, bookstore
Sex paraphernalia shop, pharmacy, mall
Photography studio…

And when you go one of these places
Dance cheek to cheek, eat homemade noodles
Get down and disco, go for a deep massage, sauna
Take in a movie, video, book, art exhibit
Concert, newspaper, opera, magazine, ballgame
Eat hamburger, steak, ketchup, MSG, soy sauce
Lard, pepper oil, soybean oil, salad oil, wonton
Meatball, fish ball, pig’s knuckles, saury fish
Hairtail, stewed meat with soy and anise,
Chives, greens, broccoli, spinach, cabbage leaves
Pickled vegetables, bean curd, salad
Drink green tea, bubble tea, black tea, boiled water
Pure water, lemonade, cola, slush, wine, coffee…
Smoke cigarettes, relieve your bladder, relieve
Your colon, spit up phlegm, wipe nose
Dig out earwax, have a romantic talk
Send fresh flowers, go on line, chat
Write letters, read the news, play shogi chess,
Play weiqi, play Chinese chess or pentamento
Go for a walk, ride a bike, ride a motorbike
Fall on your ass, go up the stairs,
Come down in an elevator, guffaw, smile
Make love, kiss, hold hands, shake hands
Clap hands, caress someone, go jogging,
Sing a song, shave whiskers, get a haircut
Get a backrub, a skin-scraping, a pedicure
Get a face rub, apply foundation

                                     Feb.-Nov. 2002
(完)