Cartesian Diver

The trick is to get out of your own dead body in one piece. One quick hard twist and you’re out. Next, you turn black all over and taper at the extremities. Grow a red mane and huge milky eyes like a cat’s, with vertical slits for pupils. Now hover in air as if undersea, in a space enclosed by thick walls of ancient crystal with rich polychrome refractions. Within this limitless or at least vast container, move in the manner of a Cartesian diver. Rise and sink with the supple emphasis of slow motion. Scratch your tank’s smooth sides with sharp dirty nails. -Roger Gilbert Lecomte