Arts and Culture / Aldo Tambellini: The Eternal Rebel
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“Brainscan” (1990)
(October 1, 2007)
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We present five unpublisced poems from Aldo Tambelli’s “Brainscan” (1990), courtesy of the author
August 14, 1990
28
there will come a time
when all that matter
we call brain
will dry decay
leaving a hollow shell
we never think of this
for we see death in bright
electronic colored pixels on TV
faces still in agony
faces still in agony
in lands too far removed
death is a passing frame
caught in the panning motion
of a hand held camera
daily images on the screen
cut off by the commercials
the cut is brutal but
we need the sponsor
to deliver the expensive
glorified product
***
August 15. 1990
29
he had AIDS at an advanced stage
he was a young artist
a photographer
very weak lying in bed
rising a sudden moment
“take my picture” he said
to a visiting friend with a camera
a polaroid was shot
& as the picture came out
he died in that instant
***
August 13, 1990
33
being an artist is not a trade as
the carpenter the electrician the plumber
not a profession as
the lawyer the doctor
artists do not serve society as
mail carriers firefighters sanitation workers
artists exist in society as a commodity for speculation
or they do not exist
which one could say
is a good definition of our culture
***
August 29, 1990
60
at a press conference a reporter asked
“What about the poor & homeless in America, Mr. President ?”
the president says:
now wait a minute
we do not throw people in the streets
our government has deep compassion
for the lives of every american citizen
everyone is precious to us
take the hostages for example
to save their lives
we do whatever it takes
using armed force
if we have to
the people you see
living in the street or in shelters
is another story
they have not taken advantage
of what has been indiscriminately offered
to every citizen in this country
the poor elderly & homeless
are the unfortunate cases
who did not properly reach out
to the wonderful opportunity
of the american quality of life
why it’s obvious
that the rest of the world
is in the process of adopting
our free entrepreneurial
capitalistic system
while some misfortunate ones
in our country
have fallen short of realizing that vision
we are a government
of deep compassion
` ………..next question please
***
September 4, 1990
71
this body
in the city morgue
is not clearly
male or female
amazingly
it has suddenly
sat up
hands moving
each individual finger
this body got up
walks directly towards the door
leading to the street
joining other bodies
recently coming out from morgues
bodies that seem quite normal
going about their business
running in several directions
all listening to a plugged in walkman
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