works by william pham, 2005-present
100x450 - 21 - the greatest inventor in the world
I have invented a machine that allows me to mete out all the sadness and happiness in the world. Valves, pipes, and dials determine all the tragedy, all the joys, all the pain and love. This is the true power. I turned cancer off so that no one would ever have to watch someone they loved waste away, devoured by their own bodies. The response was amazing. But there is always an equal amount of sadness and happiness. Like a pressure valve, the sadness had to be released.
I have a personal dial. I bear the sadness on my shoulders.
copyright (c) 2007 by william pham
photo credit (c) 2007 amie t dovinh