5/11/00 no dawn yet prison at the edge grounds close to wall through chink in fence God's try to see far-fetched letter vigils sections of personality drunken ever-lower depths wrote sinking multiplicity see only strip of sky high earthen wall course weeds day and night long years go on coming emotional basically very lonely couldn't stand alone fact of parasites rapid decline of bookings cruel poverty-stricken cold wind tore concrete structures invincible attacked intensity countless devastating gusts go on peep through chink same way will see same same wall same strip of sky sky over prison strip of sky honky-tonk beer joint variety hated conclusion suicide left as star production pulled high-class bookings for skid row imagine far wide form irregular shut in by fence high deeply into earth touching strengthened outer prison conflicting stories wreck control body functions bony frame as meat more and more future was a long time seeing head skinned up was pretty shape icy wind poisonous blew reeling walls tumbled ruins twisting rubble stirring odor detested house groaned in blast strong gate always closed always guarded day and night opened out to work outside gate world of light like the rest worked and performed spirits high one day down the next comin' back to go to work returning big-time mind to close living this side of picture world unattainable world apart unlike, of its own its own its own house of living dead nowhere else never made it, making trying making halting, evidence feeling lonesome, in last remaining running to see singing free collapsed bitter truth told miracle house standing blinded abject shelter dilapidated walls shake the house foundations earthquake entrance forbidden powerful cries tragic threat precipitate catastrophe spreading inside house so damaged menace without destruction within no longer anything methodical decay accustomed delusions recogized evil deeply concealed people apart corner apart enclosure within inner prison barracks in divisions convicts divided in empty forms purtiest tied up plans drove forays into matter memories overdose distance distance from present gone convicts names clever counting wide space between buildings prisoners walk think thoughts hidden eyes meeting faces thinkining counting run-down marvelous after death premonitions running out premonition drove quiet battles no record of mind's smooth change counting counted and noted marked glance see number prison prison prison convict prisoners ikons creaking heavy courtyard gate sign of nature hopeless scheme unbelievable strange gymnastics inquisitive eyes out of breath final Musicians music voice song memory God-given music lyrics sing fly mind wailing God comin' down welling in eyes House of the Dead House of Certain Death Sing a Sad Song prison at the edge words from F. Dostoyevsky The HOuse of the Dead Roger M. Williams Sing A Sad Song The Life of Hank Williams Albert Cossery The House of Certain Death arranged by david baptiste chirot