A subterranean stack,
beneath communicational foundations,
our phrases are interpretations of creation and our creations.

From reed on clay,
to ink to liquid crystal,
the medium evolves,
yet forgotten phrases still come alive under gaze.

Phrases uttered fragment into memory,
but part of a tapestry.
In mind, the read becomes reader.

Phrases are inscribed at a time and place,
and interacted with in a separate context.

Phrases require sustained attention,
and authors can only imply
pacing, retention, and response.

Grouped phrases can be labeled fictional or nonfictional,
a claim by authors or applied by others.
Phrases describing events vary wildly among observers.
An evoked scene is distinct and fuzzy.


Images eliminate ambiguity by rendering specific and final realities,
portraying a detailed reconstruction from a single perspective.
The frame is a direction from eye to mind.

An orchestrated tableau of phrases and images
tells a story with a point of view
while defining a passage of time.


In video,
phrases burrow deep in abstraction,
their meaning morphed into unambiguous artifact,
an edited performance static for perpetuity.

On the stage,
subtle variations between performances are unavoidable.
Rehearsed phrases become uniquely explicit before an audience.
They are everywhere in the theater;
mistakes are undeniable
and must be incorporated.