machine language

and so......
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you 
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you
what are you			what are you
what
are
you
and so......
	after six dry martinis in black suits
and so......
as you awaken from a nightmare
and so......
	in between sex and sleep
and so......
	six martinis in black suits
	soothsayer without roots
	a child torn out of his romping boots
	with expensive shoes
	isolating insulating
	keeping your feet away from the earth
and so......
 what are you
	organic synergy?
		you?
synapse equlas TAB A
receptor equals SLOT B
insert TAB A into SLOT B
	and so......
there you are......
	more than you
but then
	what 
	are
	you
let us dwell in this
	and dig and delve
		for just one truth
what
are
you
because, you know,
	religion science philosophy
		let alone politicians
keep asking
keep knocking on your shell
	begging you to come out and play
because the lights are on
	but nobody
	ever
	seems to be home
and we have to ask
	where could you be
   if not here
or are we
	here......
and are you 
	empty......
and so......
	what are you
   you know
they say you aren't much different
	than an anthill
   anthill
   anthill
   anthill
	you aren't much different  
each cell driven to be......
	to do what it should
	wearing the right shoes
not much different than an anthill
	forever doing doing doing
		propelling the body
	and then
		compelling the body
	and then
		telling the body
	it is more......
than a body
but not much different than an anthill
	so do anthills think
	so do cities think
	so does the universe think

and so......
	do you think
and so......
	what are you
after those six dry martinis
	synapse
	receptor
	synapse
	receptor
	synapse
	receptor
	synapse
	misssssssss
	and you......
	have freeeee wiiiilllllll
	to do......
	to be......
	to go......
	to did was went
      missssssss
and are you you?
	that may be the point
	but what were you before
what 
are
you
add it up
	this cell plus this cell plus this cell plus this cell
	ad infinitum
   (because once you get through adding
    you have to subtract and add one more)
	equals
	desires dreams delusions
and so......
it comes back to
six dry martinis
and free will
and anthill
and synapse response
and anyway
what
are
you......
and so......
	does an anthill dream
no no no no no no
	you think
anthills don't have language
	synapse receptor
anthilss don't have art
	synapse receptor
anthills don't have love
	synapse receptor
anthills
	do not
		argue
	synapse
	receptor
close your eyes
break mirrors
	it is just
	synapse receptor
	synapse receptor
	synapse receptor
now
   and so......
what
are
you
not much different from an anthill
not much different from a city
not much different from a universe
but not
and so
	what are you
and you know
	you're sitting there
		receiving signals
		perfume
	curve
		flower
	words
and you know
parts of you are very busy
	sorting classifying arranging
		signals
but you......
	you aren't paying attention
	not all of you
	only your parts
can an anthill focus its attention
can an anthill maintain the constant 
upkeep of young
	and household
	and feeding
	and rebuilding
	and reconosaince
	and queen
   and still concentrate on your picnic
and so......
	not much different than an anthill
nononononononononononono no no no no no no no
   you think
but then
	what are you
in this time and place
but a box
the present incarnation
	of helical structures
a begotten box begetting boxes
	in between sex and sleep
   there you find contentment
	love, companionship, comfort
   so there you are
and so......
	a sum of happy receptors
happy happy happy
because they know you're much more
	more boxes
and the worker ants
	are 	happy
		happy
		happy
when the queen lays her eggs
	happy little receptors
	begetting receptors
	happy little boxes
	begetting boxes
		for twisted treasures
	but......
	indeed......
not much different than an anthill, city, universe
and there you are......
and so......
oh well......
i know i can think of something
	something
		that makes me
	I
		but
	who are
		I
dozing next to a warm body
there you are......
this must be the dig and delved for truth
do anthills doze into pleasant dreaming
do anthills hold hands
do anthill yearn for other anthills
does the universe yearn for another universe
	what are you
	you are what yearning desires
	love
are you not
	or not......
receptors are only doing their jobs
or is love more than the sum of biology
	or not......
more than the sum of boxes and begetting
	or not......
more than the sum of what are you
	and so......
being sum and more
where does love live
where are you
	if you are
	a what
here............there............
	yearning for another universe
	quarks muons atoms quasars galaxies
		black holes
where do they look for love
	and do they hold hands by candlelight
indeed......
	and do they [you] exist less
		sum to what
	if they never hold hands
do anthills awaken in shivering uncertitude
indeed
	do you......
are you less if you do not
	any less of a box
and just what are those happy little receptors
	doing in dreams
just what
   who
   and
   where
   are
   you
	in dreams
or as you love
 	in dreams
which boils down to
	what
	are
	you
or are you two
	come reductionist
	chase me now
		i have you in the corner
	indeed
		happy little receptors
	indeed
		missssss
	indeed
		what are you
unimaginable imagination
scaring themselves silly
or do receptors like horror movies
	do anthills like to get scared
	do anthills have an evil first grade teacher from hell
		plaguing their subconcious
	do anthills have a subconcious
		being the question
	do anthills have a concious to bear a sub
		being the question
	and you
	do you
synapse martini synapse martini mynapse sartini misssss
indeed
so if sub is opposed to concious
	where do both live
	with love
do anthills like horror movies
and where is horror
	when the little receptors are too busy for movies
	with love
and so......
is or are
	you and/or time
		compatible with horror
and so......
	who is time
	are you
and so......
	do ants like horror movies
	how about receptors
	how about romantic comedy
not much different than an anthill
much being mostly unquatifiable
 	and of vague outline
much different......
	than......
		and anthill
what are you
	and what
		is who
and so......
we i you them who
are what
and so......
what
are
you
miiiiiissssssssssss

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