With Ivan
what he didn't understand he didn't see
pushed through modernism
pulled through post
structuralist,
even yanking through the egyptians
the real event,
the many glass elevators,
spiral staircases,
cuts and nooks
through the galleys.
structure of the structure
of the structure,
studs and joists,
rafter and gate,
lass walls clear and ideal as spring water
the guts another rib show
the real marvel,
a grump might tell you,
because the elevator
might as well have no cieling,
because the Maharajah's silver
is just a bunch of ladies teacups
elevators and spiral staircases
so many fountains to throw coins
nothing compares, for old men and small boys
the miracle of going up and down in the world
