creation rewritten, identity erased

[rewritten-dna]

April 30: deserted

nothing but hills

eroded hills

the jawbone of the sea

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 33

[rewritten-dna]

April 29: dedication

you were never an epilogue to me

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 446, 447

[rewritten-dna]

April 28: wishing for the best

unwarranted tear[s]

impossible hopefulness

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 251

[rewritten-dna]

April 27: eye of the storm

her heart was pounding

each breath a sudden chill

as the rain fell loudly on the roof

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 208

[rewritten-dna]

April 26: mouths coughed / hands shook

remarkabl[y] puzzling

from day to day

this isn’t living

it’s leaving

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 52

[rewritten-dna]

April 25: a prayer to Demeter and her daughter

your dreams - -

the ocean,

the air,

a [k]iss and a sigh - -

at the mercy of nature

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 392

[rewritten-dna]

April 24: history rewritten

what are

m o t h e r s

with no children to

c a r e

for?

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 102, 103

[rewritten-dna]

April 23: sedated

they said I need[ed] therapy...

depending on who you talked to

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 71

[rewritten-dna]

April 22: my dearest

talking in secret

/ - /

as unreliable as written letters

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 195

[rewritten-dna]

April 21: identity erased

DNA...

only DNA...

...was it all a mistake?

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 115

[rewritten-dna]

April 20: don’t go out alone

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 391

[rewritten-dna]

April 19: artwork

life

rising and falling

like etch[ed] glass

- - -

flourishing

but an upheaval

different from what it is now

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 412

[rewritten-dna]

April 18: witch’s brew

crushed crystal

and

shattered light;

powerful black

m a g i c

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 250

[rewritten-dna]

April 17: we need compassion

damned world...

care about...

something

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 430

[rewritten-dna]

April 16: capitalism watches as society burns

pharmaceutical companies

p r o f i t

from consumer stockpiling

it[‘]s tasteless to demand purchase

to achieve su[ch] high success

a[s] society tear[s] apart and die[s]

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 72

[rewritten-dna]

April 15: insomnia

complicated questions

how to surviv[e]

an

e m p t y

nursery

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 118, 119

[rewritten-dna]

April 14: worst fears

shattered

you locked me out of your

l i f e

and there was no answer

found poem from Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: a Novel. Ballantine Books, 2015. pg. 390