> I SEE >
LED—
and LCD SCREENDS
THEY'RE SAYING NUMBERS
CREEPING ON SONGS (codes)
SLOGANS OF REGULAR SALES—
EVERYDAY HALAL CART
OR LOTTO STUFF
EASY-TO-GRASP-CONCEPTS
AND IT DOESN'T SIGNIFY THAT MUCH
EXCEP TO SUGGEST THAT YES—
YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN—
BESIDES THAT,
ALSO NONSEQUITURS,
ART COULD BE HAPPENING HERE!
I SEE A PICTURE OF A TACO,
AND I SEE THE WORDS
COLD AND DRINKS
AND YET,
I AM UNSURE
I DO NOT KNOW
IF THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON:
ANOTHER POSSIBLE MEANING?
AN INTERPRETATION THAT I AM NOT SENSING—
SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TEXT OF THIS...
FOOD TRUCK / LOTTO STAND PRESENTATION.
—MY WHITE MALE VISION—
WHAT BIAS MIGHT BE LIMITYING ME HERE?
I CAN SMELL THE FOOD
I CAN SMELL THE SPICE
I CAN SEE THE SIGNS FOR BEVERAGES
AND THE GLOSSY TITLES OF MAGAZINES.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WHYs OF WHAT IS HAPPENING—
I AM SENSING AN EAGERNESS IN MY BODY
WHAT BIAS MIGHT BE LIMITYING ME HERE?
I CAN SMELL THE FOOD—
I CAN SMELL THE SPICES—
I'M HUNGRY—
I KNOW THIS—
BUT WHY DO THE FLASHING LIGHTS MAKE ME FEEL HUNGRY?
AM I GETTING MY FEELINGS MIXED UP?
DOES THE SIGN AND THE LOTTO TICKETS
SEND ME MIXED SIGNALS OF WHETHER I'M INTERESTED
IN EATING POWERFULLY FRAGRANT FOOD FROM THE CART—?
NO.
I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE OUT MY BILLFOLD.
I WALK AWAY/
AND YET MY MIND PINES FOR SLICES OF THAT MEAT
OR WHATEVER RICE, ONIONS, ETC.
I DO NOT KNOW, NO EXPERIENCE.
MY ESTIMATION IS THAT I WILL NOT KNOW
HOW TO FEEL ONCE I HAVE EATEN THE FOOD
—IF I DID— BECAUSE I DIDN'T
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S ABOUT THAT
MY THOUGHT HERE, AS I WRITE
GOES SOMEPLACE ELSE—
BEYOND DELICIOUS-SMELLING
HALAL FOOD CARTS,
BEYOND NEWS STANDS, TACO TRUCKS, ETC.
IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH UNCOVERING THE INTERSTICES
AMONG THE RELATIONS BETWEEN:
SMELLS,
ANIMAL HUNGER,
ANIMAL RIGHTS,
POST-STRUCTURAL RELATIONS OF /
TIME—FOOD—ADVERTISING
POST-COLONIAL ECONOMIES
OF LICENCED VENDORS AT THE STREET LEVEL.
SOME REAL SHIT.
AND AT THE SAME TIME MY BRAIN SAYS NO—
THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.
BECAUSE:
IT'S IN-BETWEEN WORDS AND SYMBOLS
FLASHING ON AN LED/LCD SCREENM,
THE PRODUCTS ARE FOR SALE
AND WHETHER OR NOT I'M INTERESTED IN THEM—
(I'M NOT)
AND YET I AM THINKING ABOUT THEM
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO THINK STRUCTURALLY.
I FEEL AMBIVALENT AND ALSO VERY HUNGRY,
PERHAPS I NEED A REGULAR SANWICH.