a small graphic of a candle Artistic works by Tristan Parikka a small graphic of a candle
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A digital cut and paste poem that reads: This / nocturnal desert / could be the end of / A grotesque image, / extinguishing candles / the loveliest / forked tongues / suddenly sang / all the afflictions / back into horror. / attending the funeral of / unreal allure / carve a smile on / This Bad Seed / going against nature. / gasp for air / as it spreads to / a world of writhing / in my wretched / excesses, / your charm, your lies / I've been burned / befitting / of my crime / unease remains / And so, too, could / this / hell around me, so / love! / shadows play... / caressing me with / treachery... / How easily / blood pools / reflowerings, / From the seed grows a root, / to dream again.

Composed on the 6th of November 2025.

I intend to eventually revise the visual appearance of this one to be more in line with my newer work.

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