Mask contra Mask

the body
without organs
wears its masks
like the egg
at Easter
displays
its paint

mask
to mask
the symbolic
converses

but who among us
can explain a symbol
or explicate
a text

so in the end
our calculating
calculus

is

mask contra mask
equals
misunderstandings

sizzling
over satin skies

and smelling
of ozone
and orange