Adrian C. Louis

(b.1946)
“Dust World” (1992)
“Without Words” (1989)
“Looking for Judas” (1995)

From “Without Words:”
As I read this, the loss of meaning stares me in face. The speaker is sad (that word is often feels light, but here it is meant to carry significant weight). He is drinking his sadness or drinking to his sadness. In the process, he decomposes a little more and a little more. Continuity: he doesn’t like the lifestyle. Clashing form: the change that comes from their decomposition. The change is enough to take their mind off the sadness.