[LINK] William Gibson, "Agrippa (A Book of the Dead)"

[rfmcdonald]

I'd like to thank raccoon_it for reminding me of this 1992 poem's existence. "Agrippa" is available in its entirety from William Gibson's official website.

I hesitated
before untying the bow
that bound this book together.

A black book:
ALBUMS CA. AGRIPPA
Order Extra Leaves By Letter and Name

A Kodak album of time-burned
black construction paper

The string he tied
Has been unravelled by years
and the dry weather of trunks
Like a lady's shoestring from the First World War
Its metal ferrules eaten by oxygen
Until they resemble cigarette-ash