Thoughts In A Gallery Hi all; I found these poems on a diskette, and I realised when I read them that they represented two very different sides of me; the more I read them, the more I realised how they could represent two differing views of the same experience... Ahem...Benny and Ray in an art gallery on a rainy Sunday afternoon...not at all erotic, this, but I hope you get a chuckle... Thoughts in a Gallery (Benny's view) tall cool space that holds serenity in silence outside nothing continues I am held here in perfect silence tall cool whiteness ceiling captures rising thoughts pause sink into the being of it essence humming in the whiteness perfect veil of silk hung dissecting the daylight floated colours rain pressed against the glass sink into the being of it move along the edges linger in the space created vibrate to that keenness pause perfect space of cool light chair-shapes cocooning nestle under leaves rain seducing window outside nothing continues. April 12, 1996 Thoughts in a Gallery II (Ray's view) I came up here to get some (My God, Morty, that's cute, huh?) What sort of moron talks of art as "cute" The old bag must be addled Her voice goes through my skin like nails I came up here to look at some (My God, Frank, what are them two horses doing?) I'm going to kill her if she doesn't shut up The commissionaire's voice downstairs is a slow, gravelled rumble Conversation chugging, slow and windy as an ancient train I came up here so I could (Oh look, Gert, that's Battle Park, ain't it?) I think I'm going to kill her in a minute Why do these people chatter in a place like this? Does that old witch think it's Bingo, or a church? Her hair is a perfect shade of blue I came up here because I wanted Peace and Quiet-- Jesus Christ! I suppose I could slug her with that sculpture, granted I could lift it Who are these idiots, anyway? Keep following me when I am trying to sink into this painting and every time I get so I can almost walk into that furthest hill, there-- (Jesus Mary and Joseph, that's some queer picture, aint't it?) I really am going to kill her in a minute. April 12, 1996 Hee hee... :-D