STROHMEISTER

Tag: mixed media

  • Are We There Yet?

    Are We There Yet?

    Bracing. Heart racing. Memory tracing Forever facing leaning In every direction at once Quantum, I laugh at you quantum To you it’s all quanta, But if you wanna Know my strong opinion your hedging when you’re keening Fear careening courseward leaning forward And I haven’t even left my chair.

  • The Beetle In My Box

    The Beetle In My Box

    Sometimes I feel more alone than alone. Because no matter who is around The beetle in the box is suffocating. So I open my head to let him breathe.

  • THE ZERO-SUM TOTAL of Self Denial

    THE ZERO-SUM TOTAL of Self Denial

    Buddhism’s soul wheel exposes a haunting truth: the Preta, or hungry ghosts, symbolize our relentless yearning in a world of scarcity. This echoes late-stage capitalism’s cruel nature, where insatiable desires imprison souls. Long before capitalism was birthed, its essence was foretold—a zero-sum game of denial and loathing affecting us all.

  • The Pearl In The Oyster (An Itch In My Ear)

    The speaker wakes up on a Saturday morning, feeling restless and seeking solace in noise-cancelling headphones. As they immerse themselves in music, the headphones create a cocoon that isolates them from the outside world, allowing them to experience a harmonious blend of inner and outer rhythms.