History is very hard to dance toOne cannot rely upon rhythmic feelOne must countOne must find patterns, constellations by which to guidewhen the beat fallsbelow a threshold of about thirty-three beats per minute,the beat becomesintermittent, separate events,becomes history–a string of memories of the firsthand pastrather than a beat one can dance to,rather than verses toContinue reading “History is Very Hard to Dance to”
