Unmediated Experience Is Impossible


The first thing I saw was people seeing.
A friend waved to me. 
I didn't look until he told me what I was looking at.

I saw the red and black hole.

Then I only looked for what it meant.
Damage to the structure.
That was before the smoke covered everything.
I didn't wait for that.
I went inside, wanting a television,
and would not go to the window 
because unmediated experience is impossible.


April 29, 2003