Tiel Seivl-Keevers

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a friend’s brother, kelly kreye

once said

you know in new york people start out with ‘no’ -

you say

“it’s a beautiful day”

and they say

“no… i mean, yeah you’re right it is”

try that in the south and you’ll get

yeses all the way down

before the smallest speck of disagreement begins to emerge.

is it because

we look for similes

ways to say this looks, feels, tastes and seems like something i know

something i’ve seen before…?

but then,

(or

and then…)

what about difference?

what about thinking

not the no of new york

nor the yes of the south

but without yes and without no

just about the taste, the object, the idea in question

and seeing it for something on it’s own.

at least for the moment?

what might we see then?

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words: W5RAn-n