Chain the Dead Stretcher            Under Glass

Zink  (contained) so very still
            Forth coming from within
                        Falling
                                    down

Dro
       p
          ping into sight

Eyes follow yet glance back
            Manipulated tissue takes form
                        Tilted diamond once square            broken

Foil unveiling the under-layers aqua and white
Clearly the saran clings like static backstage
            A trace of black value
                        Vision thrown to the floor

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 stations await
Filled to the height of expectation
            Pebbles from a                distant land
                        Longing to enter the        shhhhhhhhhh        [silent realm]

Small as they are
Little boulders juxtaposed
            With remains
                        Of the marked stretcher
                                                                                                       e
Beaten         UP        non-existent       hopeless to become              l  ve
                                                                                                            l

From a MIGHTY  v i  e   w               “A” Statement
Now among many
            Mere chips beyond recognition
                        Metallic wood cutting deeper & deeper
                                                                                         down
                                                                                                    Dro
                                                                                                            p
                                                                                                               ping out of sight
Eyes look back
            With  {closed} memory
                        Recalling the command
                                             _________
Chain the dead stretcher         under glass

To see the sculpture that inspired this poem click here.