DEAR FRIENDS
I FEEL
LIFE
I AM LIVING
PROOF
I AM STRONG
STRONGER
THAN I EVER WANTED TO BE
I LIVE WITH PASSION
BUT
I’M SURPRISINGLY CALM
I’VE FELT PAIN
BEFORE
IT BURNS LIKE CINDER
SMOLDERING
BURSTING TO FLAMES
WITH A SINGLE BREATH
SPREADING
LIKE WILDFIRE
IT SCORCHES MY HEART
BLACKENS MY THOUGHTS
TEARS FILL MY EYES
SPILLING
DOWN MY FACE
LIKE RAIN
COOLING RAIN
MY HEART STILL BEATS
MY THOUGHTS
FLOW
I LIVE
LIFE
I AM LIVING
PROOF
I AM STRONG
STRONGER
THAN I EVER WANTED TO BE.
"Dear Friends"
Assemblage (wood, etched glass, dried
roses, and muslin doll) 23" x 61" x 4" 2000
