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The Argument

The canvas begins with a bucket
of blood

                         She says, It's not enough
He disagrees

                               A pound of flesh is added

Tacky, she says, obvious

The ceiling fixtures are removed by force
Hot wires are exposed
bulb glass is compressed beneath bare feet
tubes of paint are opened like veins

Incomplete and out of focus, she says

He disagrees

Another pound of flesh is added



                            Alan Catlin