Words + Audio by Eric Wallgren /// Moving Images by Siobahn Schuck
I Planted a Seed in the Wall
and now I stare
at the spot where I planted
it swimming into canyons
between tectonic plates on the ocean
floor through disgusting factory
swamps licking coke from mirrors
without a reflection I go
headlong like a torpedo
cracking one thin layer of ice
to open up the surf riot
chants to ward off a monsoon
joke is a pop song no more
than a swallowed seed is the world
crying out drunk as a pinball in my ribcage,
but I did not eat all the glitter.
I left some for you and you
should be thankful.
Ghost Outline
Demons
I ordered a pizza. I was
sent, instead of a delivery person,
an exorcist.
The exorcist punched
my stomach 6 times: 1-2, 1-2,
1-2. He called that move the
Heimlich. I
begged for pizza. I did not
choke. I fought back dirty. I
hungered and I was angry.
When I’m hungry, I’m
not in control of my- self.
When I’m hungry, I’m not
in control of myself.
When I’m hungry, I’m not
in control of myself.
Animals
SO0oOo0oo Much Depends Upon a Red Wheel Barrow
Eric Wallgren lives in Chicago, where he plays in a band called Lamestains. He’s online at ericwallgren.tumblr.com.
Siobahn Schuck is a media artist with a BFA from SAIC in the Film, Video, and New Media department. They are currently living and working in Chicago with their best friends/roommates. Still Images: instagram.com/paypalwhore Moving Images: vimeo.com/siobahnschuck