capital preformation

primordial men dance around the sludge, knotting themselves together, stroking each other’s proto-cocks. each jerk, grunt, and bead of sweat illuminated by horrible, mephitic divinity. caustic spittle eating away at
self-doubt, at empathy, at documented risk. twelve hours of labour and what is there to show for it? angry, patchwork flesh. tinnitus. an orgasm like radiation therapy.

m black is an interdisciplinary media artist and writer from the canadian prairies, currently based in kjipuktuk (halifax, ns). you can find them online at m-black.com whenever they finally get around to updating their website.