For Michael Newberry, Freedom to go Anywhere, Figure | Ground Gallery, June 1, 2023, Seattle, WA USA
No need for an Oracle to predict the parent
dethroned. A collective betrayal: to be outlived,
outloved, no matter what we blame on the one
who birthed the next generation, even if she bedded
a god.
No need for prophecy to tell our body story. Ours
the next act of players once center stage, their
brown irises, stooped spine, receded hairline,
thickened waist, drooped flesh. Time’s souvenirs
collect in our folds and curves, our corporeal
storehouse of memories, impregnating breaths, dark
moments locked in towers or thrown into the sea.
If only all could end our story free to go anywhere,
sunlight-striped and glowing, revelry in repose, flesh
safe and weighty, eyes creased, head back, mouth
open releasing the laughter of God, floating
in the pure desire of those who love for joy, taste
for light, those showered with golden coins.
Beautiful! I can see how his glowing figures captured your imagination 😍 ✨️. Pure joy emanating from within!