Aug 062009
There is a cracked painting on the wall. It is not cracked. It is not a painting. There is an abstract print on the wall. The glass is cracked by the shadow of a line. The glass is not cracked. If you are not afraid of the crushing frame, you can stand under the print.
Did the artist see the crack? Whose life lies under glass, inside cracks and outside smudges out of reach? Every angle shadows a flaw, reveals imperfection and hides reality. If the frame should fall, the shatters will still never match the crack in the painting.
9 Responses to “Surface Tension”
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a nice image piece to kick of an early fridayflash…
Pain, but without apology…much to consider here.
RT @jentropy Early #fridayflash Best I could do under circumstances. Surface Tension http://www.jentropy.com/archives/386
I soul stirring piece. It reveals more if itself with each reading.
Lovely. Object as character.
And, this is not a pipe.
Again, a piece that demands and rewards re-reading. I love “…reveals imperfection and hides reality…” Nice work with setting up the opposition throughout this.
You, again, pack a lot into a little. Thank you.
We all see things differently. Flaws are only what we make of them…. they keep it interesting.
I love the way you write; I could sit and think about this all day.
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Once again, poetry as prose.
~jon
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