darkroom

i see within the negative space of your photograph myself

by which is defined each membership of group-
ings that rely upon each individual, reciprocally, for definition.
"i am Spartan," where is Sparta? where Spartans live,
and who are they? these many faces, each saying "i am thus."
okay: i, as well, lean heavily upon mutual dependence,
in negative relationship of explanation: "because i am Not
so-and-so," excluding myself by (self-carrying) images thereof,

Not.



october 2010