Idols: an Interview
O with what fervor clouds buff stars,
O that heightened O, that O we sing.
But permit these queries, please, you who are soul in thing:
Are faces found among your kind? Do two eyes suffice?
Are you still or moving?
Expansive or centripetal? If you fall sideways, which side?
Is your smile to be trusted?
Do you transform other objects?
Are you seasonal?
Do you look with disdain upon those who regard you with awe?
Whom do you protect?
Can you be accommodated within our syntax?
Do you have a strategy?
If you gesture toward us, is your power diminished?
Can you hold up the sky without tearing it?
Do you come in a variety of colors? How can you be identical and different at the same time?
Does your essence evolve?
Do you rhyme in essence or in name?
What are some of your names? Can they be alphabetized?
Do you serve any purpose other than holiness? Is holiness a purpose?
Do you prefer to be dusted with feathers or a soft cloth?
In our presence are you less alone?
Can you say what shape your absence takes?
Have you ever been alive?
If so, what did you eat?
Do you sing to us, maybe softly?
Do you know why we are asking these questions?