we concede to the compromised evaluation of the other...
nailed to a tree
in the beat of a heart...
we lose the generalized compression of a charred life...
sprayed on a wall
in the beat of a heart...
we drop the controlled savagery of a fading smile...
staining the sidewalk
in the beat of a heart...
we evade a concentric descend into unrelenting love...
mere words on the page*
*the hand-scripted heart (text from "The Book of Knowledge, Little Reference Series Part I") is by Kim Kennedy Austin, exhibited in "Industry Charity Faith Hope", her solo show at the West Vancouver Museum, January 14 - March 7, 2015