Falcinelli & Poggi
THE PIG
And so a pig appeared at the doors of Rome
Pig: oink !
The fact itself may sound insignificant
[Newspapers thrown in stack, various headlines visible: Allarme maiale... Pensioni...colossale....Porco...]
The event inexplicably caused widespread consternation and a sense of expectation
Triggered unspeakable desires
Fueled forbidden longing
Signs: VENDESI
lista nozze
To this day , very little is known about the pig
But some have sworn (over their mothers ' very graves )
!
Pig: {Sniff}
that the dimensions of this pig were fantastically enormous
Traffic sign: dalle 7 alle 20
A pig as big as the walls of Rome itself
Person in Car: Holy cow .. !
{SKREEEEEK}
No , even bigger . It was as big as Rome .... the greater metropolitan area
Sign: arrows point straight
Signs: P (parking)
This giant pig . Fallen from the sky
The city was immediately divided
Mail box sign: POSTA
PER IL MAIALE
PER TUTT ALTRE DESTI-
There were those who would have withstood better , beating , and pulverization ... submerged the sacred city in lard ... in order to bring the beast in
And those who only saw evil and warned of impending doom and ghastly plights
Lettering on side of bus: atac SPQP 3522
One lone man stepped forward and said , " I fear the pigs , even when they bear cold cuts . "
At long last the battle was won by zealous advocates of the future
It was quite a tidy operation bringing the pig inside
i - ssa i - ssa i - ssa i - ssa
( and there was much pulling and pushing , harnesses and lifts , huffing , and exertion )
The pig was in and the doors bolted behind it
crowd: {clap dap dap clap clap clap clap clap dap clap dap dap clap clap clap clap}
Then , suddenly , it became terribly clear that no one would be spared
Pig: {suiiii !}
Intermission
The pig grunts as pigs do
Pig: {burp}
Storefront signs: -OTO LAVAGGIO TAPPE-
The mice answer and start coming out
Mouse: {squeek}
They rose up from the sewers in order to watch
Sewer grate: SP.Q-
The pig grunts and the mice squeak , as mice do
Mice: {squeek squeek squeek squee squee}
And then- of course the plague arrives
Goes into the pig and eats it up ( from the inside )
Pig: {Suiiiiiiiii}
Mice: {squee que squee squeek squook squee squeek squeek squeek squeak}
And the pig grunts
And the mice squeak
And the plague fucks the pig up bad
Mice , as we have learned , carry the plague
With all the grunting , squealing , and pestilence , one thing becomes clear :
(Stack of 50 Euro bills)
This is something you can bet on
Building façade with signs: TABACCI - Tetecalcio - BAR
So , some play for the pig ( but the odds are 10 to one )
Others play for the mice ( but the odds are five to one )
TV Screen with 2 choices; MAIALE TOPI
Others play for the plague because he knows its business
The plague wins . It eats the whole pig , bones , brains , hide , and fat
Bookies are always right
And so the mice squeak loudly ( they are applauding )
Mice: {clap dap clap clap clap clap dap clap clap dap dap clap clap clap}
But the plague is still hungry and will eat them up too
So the mice squeak loudly ( they are protesting )
Mice: {squeek squeek squook squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek}
Terrified , they abandon Rome , which then ( rightly ) goes down
Now that the plague has fucked the pig and all the mice have run away , Rome just isn't the same
People hardly ever go out And really only when the undertaker comes calling
Graffiti: MOVIMENTO-POBO COMUNST
( to be continued )
