“it is amazing how many people
volunteer to pose for my brush
but why bother ?
my own body is right here
always moves the way I want it to move
holds it’s hand up so like this
and we tire together, hand and my body
and we understand this beauty
alone ours digging to the light
with brush strokes”
acrylic bees buzz around her head
she pinches a single honey maker between her fingers
and tells me
“it is a political statement”
and of course!
it must be
maps and compass points retrace her path
cover breasts
heiress of the islands
feet bare to the wind
legs bare to the wind
the sign around her neck says
out will return
