don’t step on the cracks


4 square concrete pavement slaps foot soles shuffle bump static in crackling sticking shoe spots gum splat sniffing the discipline fall in fear tasting


tarmac coated


scuffle spit on the tongue slab life lines snicker to gutter kicking the kerb side kissing on lead cup exhaust coughs coffin


don’t sit on the table don’t chew on the pen top don’t talk i’m talkin


silence in the classroom don’t cry on your birthday don’t just take your clothes off don’t walk on the red man you can die crossin the street and


don’t step on the cracks


hit onto the pre-press scabs choking the earth set angles right / 90° cut out the curve flatten people / pushed into the program brick box flat packed in sections shrink wrapped to walk where the world inside that was wild got worked into shape as clay to fit the master’s hand


don’t feel the pain don’t change the program and don’t step on the cracks between the pavement


MARTIN DAWS


between the pavement the pavement slabs


don’t step on the cracks between the pavement


keep a straight course in the middle of all the stone squares yer feet gotta fit each step into a box beat stutter regular pattern tattooing hop skips


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