pose as sanity the mask wears thin

pose as sanity the mask wears thin
/ Jim Wittenberg

believing in what we customarily see

believing in what we customarily see
/ Jim Wittenberg

not so arranged as to help us individually

not so arranged as to help us individually
/ Jim Wittenberg

assemble and operate subliminally

assemble and operate subliminally
/ Jim Wittenberg

can’t see for the life of us how we can do it

can’t see for the life of us how we can do it
/ Jim Wittenberg

never stopping at the cafe for beer

never stopping at the cafe for beer
/ Jim Wittenberg

could sense the passage of time

could sense the passage of time
/ Jim Wittenberg

but set off automatically

but set off automatically
/ Jim Wittenberg

flabby and his eyes were shifty

flabby and his eyes were shifty
/ Jim Wittenberg

a mysterious light was seen

a mysterious light was seen
/ Jim Wittenberg

his bowler-hat on the back of his head

his bowler-hat on the back of his head
/ Jim Wittenberg

fully aware only of the strange place where he was

fully aware only of the strange place where he was
/ Jim Wittenberg

fastened with brass nails

fastened with brass nails
/ Jim Wittenberg

already had been out two or three times

already had been out two or three times
/ Jim Wittenberg

a box she would never be able to sell

a box she would never be able to sell
/ Jim Wittenberg

in the habit of joking all the time

in the habit of joking all the time
/ Jim Wittenberg

he was thinking of the stolen ham

he was thinking of the stolen ham
/ Jim Wittenberg

complaints for her sister

complaints for her sister
/ Jim Wittenberg

but this particular morning

but this particular morning
/ Jim Wittenberg

and the glass of one of the two

and the glass of one of the two
/ Jim Wittenberg

insisting he didn’t know

insisting he didn’t know
/ Jim Wittenberg

could not manage his excitement

could not manage his excitement
/ Jim Wittenberg

another clumsy lie

another clumsy lie
/ Jim Wittenberg