PERFECTION IN ACTION // Mod Cons

They say the pyramids are perfection itself. Are they though? Let’s look.

No balconies. Where are the pharaohs supposed to dry their gilded gruds?

No windows. Can their indoor pot plants flourish without sunlight?

No wallpapers or furniture. How will their cats sharpen their sacred claws?

Speaking of cats, let’s take a leaf from their book. They like cardboard boxes, yes? Do you see cardboard boxes inside the pyramids? No! Only piles of rotting papyrus with strange doodles.

Cardboard boxes belong outside with their flaps open. Compact. Portable. Humble mansions with natural air conditioning. Now that’s perfection. Not silly pyramids!

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2020

zero waste

a railway trackside
is planted with cabbage
at dusk it kind of looks like
heads growing on veggie patches

i imagine it’s the business strategy
of the railroad administration
they cultivate new passengers
from the severed parts of train victims

i pull down the shade, turn on the light
a conductor knocks at the door
she asks if i want a cup of tea
yes, please, without sugar

by TETIANA ALEKSINA
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sunday, 11:59pm

planned: cleaning, laundry,
jogging, cooking and reading
done: tanked in dota

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2020

saturday, 1:16pm

…that last shot felt odd
i tap mitten’s empty tin
sip hair of the dog

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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friday, 5:32pm

thank god it’s friday!
coworkers wait at the pub
should i rinse my cup

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2020