I am cleaning out the garage. <\/p>\n
I took an old plastic Christmas tree spilling out of its box and put it on the floor in the center.<\/p>\n
I took a half-constructed cabinet, that never got fully-constructed because it was missing some parts, and laid it down in the center.<\/p>\n
I took boxes of old broken kitchen appliances and placed them in the center.<\/p>\n
I took a rickety, dirty toddler saucer and put it in the center.<\/p>\n
Some water-damaged ceiling tiles. A lawn bag of old yard waste whose bottom fell out when I picked it up. Soiled cardboard.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is garbage day.<\/p>\n
On Monday and today I have gone to the garage to get my bike, to ride to the train I take to work.<\/p>\n
Monday, outside the garage’s side door, I found a dead mouse. I kicked it aside into some weeds near the garage.<\/p>\n
This morning, I saw another mouse. I assume it’s a different mouse, and not the same mouse moved by the ants that were crawling all over it on Monday.<\/p>\n
I kicked this second mouse (or first mouse that resumed its former position) where I kicked the other\/same mouse before.<\/p>\n
Tonight, I take heavy-duty garbage bags and waste stickers, collect the garbage from the center of the garage and dump it all to the back alley.<\/p>\n
I’ll wear gloves. I’ll look for dead mice.<\/p>\n
Here, a movie Stan Brakhage made about his dog’s corpse decaying.<\/p>\n
Part 1<\/p>\n
Part 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am cleaning out the garage. I took an old plastic Christmas tree spilling out of its box and put it on the floor in the center. I took a half-constructed cabinet, that never got fully-constructed because it was missing some parts, and laid it down in the center. I took boxes of old broken … Continue reading Dead Mice<\/span>