SPOTLIGHT: ‘The Great Garbage Patch (reflections on fascism)’ by Lorna Wood


Comfort Formula

Caution
Attention
May explode if heated

Simple.
Classic.
rich

spreads easily
rinses clean
for generations.

Under pressure
In hot water
Keep out of reach

en douceur
Sensible
meilleur

The best.
Ne pas perforer
le contenant

(derived from a can of Gillette Foamy Shave Foam)




The Hand That Sank Lower Than a Foot

The wrist broken, the hand in a cast
sank lower than a foot, being now only
a club or lever, often in the way.

Imprisoned in an open-ended sock
and a cast, the fingers could not easily open.
Toe-like, they built up sweat between them
and began to stink.

When the sock got wet, the hand
grew rubbery where the wet patches
touched it and developed pruny wrinkles,
then deep crevasses, and the whiteness
of a mushroom.

The sock smelled fungal.
It was changed, but moisture
soon made the new sock
identical to the old.

The hand itched.
Rubbing against it,
the cast and the socks
made blisters and calluses.

The long blister by the thumb
burst, dried, and became
a map of a lake, bordered
by dead skin like lace.

The hand, mortified,
did its best, ignoring
tight skin and the sore wrist.
It levered and clubbed
as usefully as it could,
and gradually, insistently,
It became a hand again.

As a hand, it was entitled
to therapy, moisturizing,
gentle yoga.

In time, it forgot
that it had ever been
lower than a foot.




BEST

Be MILD
Serving
Suggesting

tell how much serving contributes daily
use general advice

chop chop
drain excess

prepare
extract HEAT

contain
Cover
serve
Conventional Empty contents

(derived from a can of Bush’s Best Chili Beans)




Southern spice won’t do Facts

Values sugar
or corn sweetener

and caramel coloring
under authority

Sunfresh Alabama recycles
the Civil War
for war-weary soldiers

the formula has remained largely unchanged
for more than a century.

Refreshingly served,
float over

Enjoy this unique tradition!

(derived from a can of Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale)




Dixie

Sliced pine
Heavy Syrup Net
Oz 4 Oz

Serving Size
Contain Fat
Fat Sat Fat Trans Fat
Cholesterol 0mg

Your daily values lower
depending on needs
alone

Choler 200 300
glories
In greed

tribute
Dixie
In age used plastic cover

contain Quality
Rant
Money
Assurance
Win Dixie

(derived from a can of Winn Dixie Sliced Pineapple)



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