Pictured: die Halle am Berghain. Not pictured: die Eishalle. Photo courtesy of Stefan Lucks & CTM.
the ceiling is high
it was so before the octagon
and will be so soon, too
the octagon is irregular and symmetrical
it would be a rectangle
– 7 strides wide X 19 long
– i am eight hands high and some
– pick a fraction: rods, koans, chains
– – –
but four the cut off rights,
where, what?
ah, a puck might get stuck
on whose authority?
no photos, no smoking.
the vendors outnumber their customers
three people on €2 rentals
it’s rude to assume
i do anyway, for movement, you know
not skating, really,
lifting gingerly
back a smidge, up an inch
2(heel-toe) AND 2(heel-toe) AND
the techno is tepid.
in kelvin: liquid mercury, maybe.
in celcius: room temperature.
the surface itself has all the wrong edges.
the zamboni hopped the corral (probably)
with the columns’ vestige
of intrigue.
the quirks show
the jigsaw foam
of nursery floors
surface synthesis
glossy PR poppycock.
sure its faux but so far
we’re here, into simulation still
though where’s the oxide kernel
without the worry even
that a date might break to
heal in splints
