SCOTT OSTER
ZOTZ
"Which came first, the chick-
en or the egg?" is one of life's
most curious questions. Most
have heard it before, but ironi-
cally, no bonafide answer has
been offered to solve the riddle.
that could reach back
thousands, or millions of
years. A chicken? An egg?
Food.
The discovery of fire
created a whole new concept
for the human being. A state
of being on fire. Flaming.
Fiery. Volatile. Turmoil. Violent -
disturbance. Tumult. Agita-
tion. Excitement. Passionate.
SHELTER
Obstructive-like barriers
that protect.
To keep out, or to keep in at
varying extents. Resistance.
Hindrance. Impediment.
Stumbling block, check, stop.
curb. Obstruction.
Man took his fire, his food
and retreated behind walls,
caves, then castles and
fortresses.
WALLS
They stand among us
everyday in every setting. To
the lonely, like a shifting
mass, they may creep.
Hauntingly, in and out of
place, before the eyes.
Walls are avoided, skirted,
painted and decorated.
Walls are sometimes
hollow, with a sturdy crust on
either side. A wall may be
solidly structured through and
through. Maybe brick, or
cinderblock. Regardless of
the construction, the fact is,
walls exist, and they're almost
every place.
People lock themselves
behind walls, for within may
exist privacy. Up until some-
what recently, WALLS have
served a limited purpose.
Think of it. The most common
hardened surface besides
paved ground or cement
ready to be violated by some
clever mind. Not with spray
paint mind you. Any stupid
idiot can learn to work a can
of spray paint.
WHO KNOWS
It could have been some
old, forgotten guy, many
moons ago, who might've
thought of a straight-on
assault at a harsh, 90°
transition. A solid wall.
Thought of, conceived, tried,
but never completely exe-
cuted. A shelved thought?
NATAS KAUPAS