7 OCTOBER ELEVATION & DEGRADATION

OCEAN LINERS LINED UP IN THE BREAKERS’ YARD

BUILT FOR GRACEFUL MOVEMENT BEFORE BECOMING COVID HOTSPOTS

FIRST THEY’RE FAT MODELS OF THEMSELVES

THEN AS THIN AS DRAWINGS

VIDEO RELEASED OF A BLACK WOMAN

HOGTIED AND HEAD FIRST

FOR 20 MINUTES ON THE FLOOR OF A POLICE CAR  

SEARCHED ON ARREST  

COMPARE THE PALTRY ITEMS IN HER BAG WITH TOO MANY UNIFORMS

HANDS ON LEATHER BELTS

THIS AMERICAN TOWN’S NAMED AFTER THE DAWN GODDESS  

THE LADY FALLEN OFF THE BACK SEAT OF THE WINGED CHARIOT

MIGHT BE A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL  

NEAR BANGALORE

A CLASSICAL INDIAN DANCE TROUPE CONTINUES TO REHEARSE   

EACH CURVE OF THE SPINE MEASURED TO THE MILLIMETRE   

COMPARE THE DISCIPLINED ELEVATION OF HUMAN  FORM

WITH ITS VIOLENT DEGRADATION

WISHING WE COULD ALL MOVE GRACEFULLY 
TOWARDS EACH OTHER    
YOURS TRULY    
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