Ditta Baron Hoeber
I
you meet a person
and in his face...
what part
of the word recognize...
is recognize always history
could it be instead
an imaginary hat
spazieren
(strolling)
you see a person
and in his face
there is...
and he says do you like my hat?
and you say
I can’t leave home this way.
II
looking in the mirror
brush in hand
paper. ink. the light
that lights my skin
each crease
a page
folded down
lined. lines I write.
draw. drawn to
recognize.
brush in hand
I attempt
relentlessness
black ink obliterating
imagination.
III
wrong.
try again.
relentless. recognize.
the ink. the ink. the light.
imagining a hat to
wear spazieren
strolling
you see a person
and in his face you recognize
your face.
draw
drawing
drawn to
you ask him
do you like my hat?
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