the online Gallery of Edward & Karene Stapleton
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images by Edward Stapleton
words by Karene Stapleton

Kalischild by Edward Stapleton, 2001	Nervous Well-manicured homes make me nervous, make me want to move something, ruin something control and order are the issues here, everything in its place, a place for everything including family— like uninvited guests in a well-manicured home (while they beckon you to come on in and make yourself comfortable) even the hosts are guests, or maybe prisoners, hostages to the carpet, drapes and unmarred furniture and the picture perfect pictures (correct size and placement)
Eyestalk by Edward Stapleton, 2001	all outward manifestations of their inner chaos... their lack of control wreaks havoc on those of us who live in and around those well-manicured homes, with their well-manicured people, demanding confirmation and conformity from those around them, as they live out their lives as the psychopaths they are... by Karene Stapleton, 2001
A Snake Is Sometimes A Rope by Edward Stapleton, 2001	The meal The conversation waned amongst the clatter Of silverware, cutting, spooning, plate to mouth Conversation between bits and pieces of food Consuming, drinking, talking, Sometimes barely tasting Plate to mouth, plate to mouth, The clattering of the silverware overriding The sound of conversation, The mouths moving in rhythm preparing the food for digestion
A Tantric Marriage by Edward Stapleton, 2001	A vision of carcasses on the high plains Laid out, with jackals and scavengers Gnawing and ripping flesh from bone, They hadn't killed it, they were just Scavenging, it was already dead When they got to it, they did not kill it And the vision of the group around the carcass No guilt, no thought of the life taken No thought of the human toll to bring This food to the table As the silverware clanked and the conversation Continued on with great merriment . by Karene Stapleton, 2001
White Shiva of Love by Edward Stapleton, 2001	backyard crucifixion The world is coming to an end and all you can do is tell me the latest episode in your life isn't there one subject upon which you cannot wax profound, is there no subject into which you cannot inset some amusing anecdote or story about someone you know, or someone you know that knows someone who knew something. Fame and knowledge by remote association truth hanging on distant relations and remembrances of people who knew and could be trusted, if we knew who they were. Are you truly the center of the Universe?
Yogini Serpertine by Edward Stapleton, 2001	have I been fooling myself with this "God" myth too long, are you the all knowing Savior sent to save me from my sins by boring me to death with stories of your friends and your accomplishments. Because if you are... have I got a deal for you... it happened once before, to another wisenheimer who thought he was "God" so step out here into my backyard and let me show you the view from my cross no you're the guest... you first by Karene Stapleton, 2001
Extoplasm by Edward Stapleton, 2001	TIME IS A STRANGE COMPANION Time is a strange companion— Time has a habit of slipping away, Or running out, falling back, Springing forwarded, depending on Its mood and time of year— Time can never be a true friend Time seemed a friend of daylight, Cautiously marking the road between sunrise and sunset; While I, I was a friend of darkness. Slipping silently through the night With no signs or guideposts to mark the Path and boundaries of my existence. Every once in awhile, Time would Seemingly stop, as if to play a Trick. At other times it would Speed by as if to taunt me to Catch up. But most often he dallied Somewhere beyond my reach. This was appropriate, because Time Never really liked my kind or me. My kind being those who were Suspicious of Time, those who Refused to wear watches, or have Clocks. My kind and me, people With no time for Time. by Karene Stapleton, 2001

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