by Felix Jung
I should have been a sculptor, shaping stone
until it feels as smooth as muscled flesh.
What better work can possibly survive me?
Poets have it wrong: all language changes,
ink dissolves, all paper fades the instant
sunlight finds its skin. A hammer, chisel,
candlelight: I’ll carve a monument, a statue
for the world. I’ll make us someone we can fall
in love with, someone who will never leave.
Most people have separate heart and love lines on their palms. Felix has one big line that spans the width of his entire right palm. He's told that this is "lucky."
As a kid, Felix starred in a television commercial for a toy called "Linkits." He's never seen the toy beyond that day, but can still hear the theme song in his head.
On July 13th, 2002, Felix nearly killed himself when he put a Tombstone pizza in the oven and then promptly fell asleep on the couch for the remainder of the night. He almost won a Darwin Award.
