Lifting the Stone

May 21, 2026

Laughter keeps the score of truth,

marking the level in light

and taking nothing away,

for nothing is real

but the underside of a stone

lifted in joy, releasing

all the pests to cringe

in the open sun

Jeff Bagato

Jeff Bagato produces poetry and prose as well as mail art, electronic music and glitch video. His most recent document experimental text work from the past few years, including In the Engine Room with Bettie and Andrea Reading Pornography, And the Trillions Part 2, Gonch Poems, Robot Speak, and Floral Float Flume: Flue Flit Flip.