When Were Not Looking... The Warren Art Show, Minneapolis, MN, March, 2008

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Originally uploaded by Daniel Kerkhoff

"When We're Not Looking..."
by Daniel Kerkhoff


The dots aren't connected.

It's untidy, unkempt, with rough edges,
a sketch, dirty and simple,
many unknowns,

We, us, ourselves, all of us,
wrinkled, overlooked,
mysteries, dismissed.

Loved, cracked, wounded,
imperfect, creations, mislabeled,
unfinished, in space.

Noticed, unnoticed,
apparitions.
What is it?

What is it?

It, is itself,
Meaning, understanding,
Meaning, standing under,

Standing with.

Looking.

It, takes time.
Real looking, takes
more time than we...

We think we have,
when we're not looking...