Future Malls of America – Tom Will
December 24, 2022
All the malls in America are empty; its 1 AM everywhere in all the malls in America
Because they got rid of time zones inside the malls; it was decided
Not a Bukowski reference; made official by a NYTimes astrologer on a hot mic
The malls are the newer zodiac; the moon passing into the Arizona Mills Malls house
Until the days get shorter again; like the movies
The King of Prussia Mall at 1:01 AM in this future year had its idea stolen
They built a wrestling cage in the central piazza of the Mall of America; 1:12 AM
And filled it with pianos first; a salute to the malls heritage; the NWO third floor
Bodyslam; it was a risky decision yknow because somebody was throwing kids off it
And not Benoit either; and just a few hours away John Coltrane had a house in Philly
And this dissuaded piano bars from leasing up; its the cage mainly; also requests
The installment was proposed by an auto-erotic-fiction writer
They wanted to call it (un)caged melody; but they could live without the title
Management found it too confusing; pun notwithstanding; the author threw the towel in
FAO Schwartz got very nasal; the keyboard scene from big kid in the big city in the mall
The white keys are lipstick up the nose; the black keys Randy Newman when the mics go off at 1:15 AM
What jeans are those I finally broke down and asked
Guess they said; please just tell me I barely replied; then my blackflag phase
They got Henry Rollins to airbnb out Pioneer Place in Portland
It was simple; he watched escape from ny the night before
Stayed up 2 weeks straight trying to reacronymninize PPP
The oblique strategies made him give it up; ask again later
How could modestmouse know Orange Julius would have a brand resurgence
And hire them to work the Orange County malls; reworked dramamine to orangecream
Whistling the harmonics when the amps gave out; Victorias Secret narrowly losing out
On their bid for thelonesomecrowdedbreast; I am returning to cherries now
Getting your childrens ears pierced and leaving the store in the mall must feel
Different than leaving the mall and walking into the parking lot
Or walking in from the parking lot to the mall to the store
The cold air whistling through it like; whered your jaw go I only asked because I was half asleep
You put a bullseye on it; I never jawed again; then your badbrains phase
The Prussian Kings children wont cry out for mannequins anymore; nor models; nor muscles; they have
The white sanddunes of abdominals; the zen finger painting gardens of young legs; a walk; men
The King of Prussia will have some good ideas in the coming weeks; he took some time off
Stand by for that; John Ford; Frank Capra; Howard Hawks; John Huston
The big four that shot the war films please stand by for that; come back and wait
For your malls to be filmed; The King of Prussia was thinking; how will Don D Raper
Drink smoke and screw his way out of this one; reading Franko Haira maybe
Maybe Pumping Iron meets theme park upscale rest stop
Hardcore gym with oxygen bar; my guess is Golden City Plaza; Its in Colorado; Its 1:67 AM
Huston should film the rock wall at Big5; Capra the massage chair
Hawks can shoot B roll; Ford can find the horizons with his thumbs
And thresholds;
Ted Berrigan you made me start drinking Pepsi
Vincent you made me start smoking cigarettes
My parents for some reason you had The Black Widow and The Highlander on VHS
Pre-delete-history; you made me start being a fuck sneak
Asking my friends where is the darkest mall in America
Where is the brightest mall in America
Where is the most catholic mall in America
Why does that candle look like that; is it melted; no its brand new; still in the wrapping
Wrapped in free will; Where is Golden City Colorado
Why do uzbeks look mexican to blacks and asian to asians
Why did Henry Rollins do that second interview; thirteen years later; thats
Too much time to think; I dont like writing long poems; I think it feels like the movies are on
“IF HE STAYS ON THE LINE FOR MORE THAN TWO PAGES WE CAN TRIANGULATE HIS LOCATION”
SWAT team breaking down the mall doors; the mall is coming from inside the mall
Unlocked doors; they got confused
That time difference thing; its not dark here; they made me a gun nut
The best part about rocknroll is the cops and robbers can play the same song
And shoot it at each other; the King of Prussia has another shit idea; stop using apostrophes
He put beehives in the drawers where they used to open up to loose leaf tea blends
Now honeybees; honeycombs; honey; propolis; no not an Olson reference
Theyre going to kill the King of Prussia three times a day in front of his children