Jandek

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Jandek


I don't know how I move
I tell my body to do things 
I find myself someplace 
Decisions and motions 
All in a dream I woke up 
And here I am 
How did I get here 
How did I make this world 
I thought it out and made a plan 
And the elements combined 
Presto â€" here's reality 
There's always a beginning and an end 
Even in between those times 
When motion moves me through the air 
Or was it just a thought 
How did I commandeer that event 
We all appear and then dissolve 
Like an image presentation 
Smile and talk and make conclusions 
Watch the world as we go by 
Say hello and drop a thought 
Verbalize and construct time 
It takes good will and thankfulness 
An annoying glancing piercing eye 
And solitude that just won't quit 
The moving rolling landscape lies 
All about the sides and front and back 
In a picture frame that's made for me