Poem
Chen Kehua
Specimens of Immorality
ii. carnal crosswordyou write me down in the squares just above centre
this is a concrete reflection of the geometric position
I occupy in your heart
at the same time you think about various other bodies
and how to join me up with them
1 across:
the gender ratio of absolute masculinity (or femininity)
in the spirit world
2 across:
the first question that needs to be addressed
in the reformation of morality
3 across:
the entropy of pleasure
4 across:
the metaphysical meanings of the soul
corresponding to various parts of the body
5 across:
the reason why a certain position makes you
feel like throwing up
6 across:
listen
1 down:
the son born to an idiot-girl raped by her
idiot-father
2 down:
familiar term for an angel’s genitalia
3 down:
a womb capable of ambulation
4 down:
a synonym for “death” used in physics
5 down:
the blank necessary to your entire life
6 down:
is the corporeal body the first and last faith
1995
© Translation: 2004, Simon Patton
from SPECIMENS OF IMMORALITY
© 1995, Chen Kehua
From: Engaging in a Complicated Poetry for the Sake of
Publisher: Tansuo wenhua, Taipei
From: Engaging in a Complicated Poetry for the Sake of
Publisher: Tansuo wenhua, Taipei
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Specimens of Immorality
ii. carnal crosswordyou write me down in the squares just above centre
this is a concrete reflection of the geometric position
I occupy in your heart
at the same time you think about various other bodies
and how to join me up with them
1 across:
the gender ratio of absolute masculinity (or femininity)
in the spirit world
2 across:
the first question that needs to be addressed
in the reformation of morality
3 across:
the entropy of pleasure
4 across:
the metaphysical meanings of the soul
corresponding to various parts of the body
5 across:
the reason why a certain position makes you
feel like throwing up
6 across:
listen
1 down:
the son born to an idiot-girl raped by her
idiot-father
2 down:
familiar term for an angel’s genitalia
3 down:
a womb capable of ambulation
4 down:
a synonym for “death” used in physics
5 down:
the blank necessary to your entire life
6 down:
is the corporeal body the first and last faith
1995
© 2004, Simon Patton
From: Engaging in a Complicated Poetry for the Sake of
From: Engaging in a Complicated Poetry for the Sake of
Specimens of Immorality
ii. carnal crosswordyou write me down in the squares just above centre
this is a concrete reflection of the geometric position
I occupy in your heart
at the same time you think about various other bodies
and how to join me up with them
1 across:
the gender ratio of absolute masculinity (or femininity)
in the spirit world
2 across:
the first question that needs to be addressed
in the reformation of morality
3 across:
the entropy of pleasure
4 across:
the metaphysical meanings of the soul
corresponding to various parts of the body
5 across:
the reason why a certain position makes you
feel like throwing up
6 across:
listen
1 down:
the son born to an idiot-girl raped by her
idiot-father
2 down:
familiar term for an angel’s genitalia
3 down:
a womb capable of ambulation
4 down:
a synonym for “death” used in physics
5 down:
the blank necessary to your entire life
6 down:
is the corporeal body the first and last faith
1995
© 2004, Simon Patton
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