M e t t e M o e s t r u p —
translated by K a t r i n e Ø g a a r d J e n s e n
READ THIS ALOUD WITH THIS IN YOUR MOUTH
Ritual for 1 person
1 piece of letter-sized paper
1 pencil
1 pair of scissors
Tape
Mirror
Cut 3 approx. 1-inch thin strips from the letter-sized paper lengthwise.
Tape them together so they become one approx. 35-inch-long strip.
Write down every word from “READ THIS ALOUD WITH THIS IN YOUR MOUTH” on the paper strip, one by one.
Roll it up from top to bottom with the text facing upward and place it on your tongue.
Position yourself in front of a mirror and pull the paper strip out of your mouth, reading aloud the words:
read
this
aloud
with
this
in
your
mouth
yes
-
but
what
is
in
your
mouth
what
is
it
the
fuck
is
it?
-
poison
red
apple
boats
rose
red
rose
petals?
-
paper
bits
from
an
anonymous
torn
up
threat
letter
on
pink
paper?
(pink
& scented)
-
all
the
scented
shit
you
have
taken
throughout
your
life
as
if
it
were
beauty
elixir!
truth
serum!
aphrodisiac!
ha!
-
is
it
about
to
come
out
is
that
it?
will
it
be
projected
from
your
mouth
fountain
in
beams
of
gall
green
ink?
-
… or
is
it
ashes
you
spew? …
a
little
white
smoke …
the
self-created
cloud
of
your
breath
-
something
shoved
down
your
throat
& pulverized
as
if
by
pestle
-
forming
lumps
& transforming
itself
into
something
new:
metamorphosis!
listen!
-
you
can
draw
words
out
of
your
mouth
-
& you
can
read
words
aloud
with
your
mouth
-
including
when
you
are
lying
down
are
being
kicked
are
up
against
disrespect
no
thank
you
you
will
not
be
silenced
-
incredibly
connected
to
others
on
this
earth
are
your
words
are
you
.