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Assignment #5 - My Date With A Fire Hydrant
Assignment #5 - My Date With A Fire Hydrant
Omri Kochavi
Star Black
Writing at Museums
9.21.2018
George
New York is a benchless city. There is no place to sit down, and you're left with standing up
and observing the concrete staring back at you, with its merciful sheen. The benchlessness of this
city, disappointing as it may, turns your attention towards other street objects.
That's how I came across George. He stood there, right on the edge of the pavement.
Although he was standing still, his undulant nature was unignorable. I could see the tide inside
his body, streaming endlessly with an unconscious yet precise directionality. He looked at me
with his shut eye, which he only opens at parties, and I immediately felt truth spilling out of it.
My cheeks were colored with this vermillion blush they always get when facing crude honesty. I
walked away.
George was still there the following day. And the day after. Well of course he was, he is a
fire hydrant, but I don't know, maybe they replace them sometimes. This rapacious city is always
He is still there today. I hope he'll stay there, at least until I leave. After I leave, I’ll be
thinking of him. I hope he'll be fine. I don't know what happens to dead hydrants.
Last Name 2
Omri Kochavi
Star Black
Writing at Museums
9.21.2018
Let me introduce
the colors, the eyes of it.
Let me prepare you.
Last Name 3
Omri Kochavi
Star Black
Writing at Museums
9.21.2018
In a similar manner, light reflects from the dark. Is there light in the space between the rug and
the floor? From a tactical perspective, the light has no reason to go there. But it reflects from the
dark.
What would happen if all of history’s notable women would sit down for dinner? Past queens
with recent princesses, modern days mime artists with medieval mandolin virtuosos.
Will they enjoy the same food? Their metabolic structure is the same, but food must have
changed in the last millenniums. Cooking for this dinner will be a difficult task. Pasta is a good
Will the conversation be interesting? I mean, the age differences are pretty extreme for a lively
talk. They even can’t play “Do you know this one guy I know from your city?”, that’s always an
icebreaker. I guess they’ll figure some common topics. I just wonder if they’ll be the good ones
These waters are in their perfect state. A few months earlier and they would have been slush. A
few months later, and the sun would drain the mystery from them, like a little kid would drain
Baking powder is crucial for cakes. Candle light is mandatory for sitting around and looking
You must be flabbergasted. How can pink be necessary for something other than conservative