the last french-fried potato
the ultimate poem, version two
(as improvised by robert filliou and emmett williams during the exhibition l’au-
jourd’hui de demainin the musée palais saint-vaast at arras, march 20, 1964. performers
eat a french-fried potato before each improvised phrase. the poem lasts as long as the
potatoes hold out.)
no more hotdogs
plus de vrais amants
no more wives
plus d’ensilage de maïs
no more bellybuttons
plus d’éléphants
no more tomorrows
plus de beurre sale_
no more stupidity
plus de lampes d’aladin
no more feelings of guilt
plus de ruches blanches
no more children
plus de sirènes
no more ontological critics
plus de rares classiques de ce ciècle
no more good intentions
plus d’immaterialisation
no more jealousy
plus de piles wonder s
no more knocking at the door
plus de listes provisoires
no more gin and tonic
plus de lèvres
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