Obscured

A poem written while on residency in China, reflecting the heat while walking along a river in Huangshan, the ways we find to communicate beyond language barriers, or don't.

Graphic poem printed on brushed metal - ready to hang
297 mm x 420 mm

Edition of 10

R1900

Obscured

the heat haze makes the air like soup 
thick and muddled and wet
we try to form tendrils of connection
through it

but without getting too close,
for fear of it becoming even warmer
unbearable

my mind is heavy
as I think of obscured meaning
conversations with layers I can never penetrate
or perhaps
I see the hidden kernel of intent, 
but the meat is what remains allusive

We speak through odd words and clumsy translation apps
Sudden flashes of shared meaning
only to doubt again later

It doesn’t matter
it’s too hot
and I am too slow 

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