A cut-out frame
opens up the microscopic
universe to the point
of bacteria and then
it’s all about the flow of oxygen
coffee-grinding time,
drop after drop
dilluted into a black spot.
Why would anyone
use paper scissors
to slit open an old page:
a moist yellowed paperback,
unread, like the ocean
of hair at the end
of a long day at the barber’s shop.
It’s all about the square
figure of these doors,
a single other poor soul
doing the same thing
you do everyday
which is the same thing
he does everyday and
then the breeze comes in
from waters not here;
maybe a sign that gods
do indeed exist.
What happens when
someone crosses
that door unknowingly
of all those dead?
The frame has no border:
it is itself the border.
Come on, step on it and feel the edge.
The world is suddenly
not inside, not outside
the world exists because
we stand.
Published by Ernesto Priego
My passion is creating opportunities for discovery, creativity and innovation. I am an advocate for enhanced access to information as a public good. I enjoy fostering engagement and openness, facilitating collaboration and mentoring.
My main focus is multi-disciplinary and involves practically and theoretically connecting the dots between varied, closely-related fields and topics: comics studies; human-computer interaction design, library and information science, digital humanities, scholarly communications, publishing studies, digital innovation and material culture, intellectual rights and open science, access, data and educational resources.
I love writing and spreading the word about the things I believe in. I love higher education and the Internet and I define myself as a digital scholarship advocate. I love working collaboratively and on my own. You can still follow me and/or contact me via Twitter @ernestopriego.
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