there is something so satisfying about bleeding onto white sheets
things are being spoken into existence
the oujia board is pulled out and a storm cuts the lights
vision impairs the senses
keep the mirrors in your eyes
so everything becomes
a trick of light
images don’t need to be representative
i arrive in Sydänmaa, where i am finally faceless
the skies are looking back i am exposed and unseen
my darling, my dearest
can you only lose something if you are missing it?
i want to get lost again
in the brown between your iris
and pupils,
here
i can be faceless too
but first let me move out of this body that i learned
before i knew that the flesh is not only a tool
but a temple too
the body is here to hold the breath
the song and prayer
the silence
is not silent
the grey morning has one more witness,
a moment is skipped
there is a body of water and the first drops of rain
beat
down
welcome
no you are not welcome, leave
there are too many spots left bare
where trees used to marker histories
dispersed into the wind
a breath that holds the body,
the memory
and the dreaming
Kihwa-Endale (b.1992) is a poet and painter. Using mirrors as a canvas, the reflective surface is a tool for her to play with time, gaze and the bridge between realities. Artistic themes include displaced identity, intersectional spirituality, ancient history, modern dystopias, the Internet, Nature, Love, and Liberty.*
*Liberty (n.) - the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life and being.
Many thanks to Arts Promotion Center Finland (Taiteen edistämiskeskus) for supporting this collaboration.