Three staircases to the top
My dad put in a spiral staircase
in this house
on the first floor
I built one upstairs and through the roof and up to the cupola
which I built atop his house
My Spiral Staircase
My staircase is like the bones inside a ship
the mast exposed
holding up the deck
My staircase involves higher math
My staircase is special.
It is like no other.
It is a symbol or extension of my self.
It is expression, space, beauty, engineering, folly, life
My staircase phones Michelangelo
and worries for my father's approval
My staircase is the bones of a ship
Hang on to the mast
and climb up to the crow's nest
On Building Spiral Staircases
Every carpenter
at least just once
in his life
should oughta build himself a spiral staircase
I hope Jesus got to build one
(a spiral staircase)
at least once in his life
before they strung him up
Is that the lesson of Jesus?
You do what you want
but when you get too uppity
they string you up?
So have fun
but watch out
don't be gettin too crazy now
Or, is it that on your way to save the world,
you should take some time
to build yourself a spiral staircase
at least once in your life
