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sirenspull2012-11-02 06:49 pm
momchester) wrote in sirenspull2012-11-02 06:49 pm
video; around 9 am
[The video opens on the Newcomer Memorial, freshly cleaned, graffiti-free, bearing new names on its endless list. At the base of the memorial is an inexpensive bouquet of flowers with a photo tucked amidst the flowers, and a few large candles flanking the space. As the viewer watches, each candle lights on its own.
The person holding the NV turns it around- it's Mary, looking sobered.]
Today is el Día de los Muertos- the Day of the Dead. In the Roman Catholic tradition, it's just called All Souls Day. It's associated with spirits of the dead who are unable to properly move on because of the weight of some earthly wrongdoing.
[She smiles a little.]
That seems like a description that fits a lot of us. Like... everyone who saw themselves as a corpse yesterday.
This memorial is for everyone who's vanished... but today, I'm setting up my own memorial here. It's for those of us who can't leave, because we don't have a "home" to go back to- because we've died in our old worlds.
It may not be easy to think about, but it matters. For some of us, this is the only life we have. This is our home. I died today, on November 2nd, and it's the one thing I never want to forget.
Anyone who wants can come down and leave something here- it's a free country. And if your situation is like mine, then... maybe it'll help you say goodbye.
The person holding the NV turns it around- it's Mary, looking sobered.]
Today is el Día de los Muertos- the Day of the Dead. In the Roman Catholic tradition, it's just called All Souls Day. It's associated with spirits of the dead who are unable to properly move on because of the weight of some earthly wrongdoing.
[She smiles a little.]
That seems like a description that fits a lot of us. Like... everyone who saw themselves as a corpse yesterday.
This memorial is for everyone who's vanished... but today, I'm setting up my own memorial here. It's for those of us who can't leave, because we don't have a "home" to go back to- because we've died in our old worlds.
It may not be easy to think about, but it matters. For some of us, this is the only life we have. This is our home. I died today, on November 2nd, and it's the one thing I never want to forget.
Anyone who wants can come down and leave something here- it's a free country. And if your situation is like mine, then... maybe it'll help you say goodbye.
Video
[So so mildly.]
Video
[Very, very frosty.]
You're the one who started a cock fight inside my head instead of healing me.
Do not make me regret reaching out to this city on today of all days.
You're six billion years old and an angel of god. Start acting like it.
[Click.]