Name: Say It! I'm Going to Remake the Universe
Duration: P00H03M36S
Description: After Sister’s cancer wipes out the entire Universe, Brother finds himself spread into every dislocated particle in existence. His consciousness calls fourth several entities who claim that they will help him remake the universe. Plagued by self-doubt, Brother reluctantly accepts his fate, and decides to start by resurrecting Sister.

Say It! I'm Going to Remake the Universe

by Austin Givens

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After Sister’s cancer wipes out the entire Universe, Brother finds himself spread into every dislocated particle in existence. His consciousness calls fourth several entities who claim that they will help him remake the universe. Plagued by self-doubt, Brother reluctantly accepts his fate, and decides to start by resurrecting Sister.

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The diaspora of every shard from my center

Every shard of me spilled and ran and ran and ran
and dripped and filed and entered every gap
the diaspora of consciousness, outside of the brain, percieved and expanding
flexing and contracting
throughout everything
Understood, but lacking
the orbit of cars, people, busses, trains
across bridges
the orbit of consciousness, soul, blood, love, hate
across communication
the orbit of ideas
across the ethernet
the orbit of planets and stars
everything in motion, in motion

Until I filled every gap and hole
every point of me, a flexible unity I learned to manipulate

Beings surrounded
“We’re gonna help you remake the Universe” X2
I hear the voice of Hilda Doolittle
I wished it were William Blake
I heard the Monster speak
I really wish it weren't a Monster
I heard the voice of a Bum
I wish he were rich
“We’re gonna help you remake the Universe”

Self doubt like a thief steals my elation
until in unison they speak
“say it, say it, say it, say it”

“I’m going to Save the Universe”
I’m Going to Remake the Universe”

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released October 29, 2013

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Austin Givens New York, New York

Austin Givens is a poet from Indiana. He currently lives in New York City with his wife and dog, where he is working toward his MFA in poetry at The City College of New York. He is an assistant editor at Keep This Bag Away from Children, and reads his poetry at various venues around NYC. ... more