Duchamp and the Infra-thin

By Stephen M. Linsteadt

a duchampian vision

celibate machine-men

eyeing maiden gasoline filled breasts

an illuminating gas

from the infra-thin

an allegory of oblivion

like the warmth of a seat

which has just been left

or condensing vapors fleeting

on a polished surface

requiring extra sensory esthetics

lost to Warhol imitators

and the inhabitants of the

infra-thin do-nothings

not privy to the secrets

in the green box

a record of our culture

an androgynous legacy

a game of chess

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