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Between boiled potatoes and Eau de Cologne,
Dettol and sautéed spices in oil,
Boiled vegetables in gravy and soiled clothes in detergent
Amid instructions of care and hurried returns to cooking
An angelic image of color and form
Bursting with promise of all artistic delight, at once in gleeful mockery then in dejected acceptance
Waving a hand at one more wasted artist.

I straighten my back, stiffen my knees and heave a sigh.
Human first, artist next – my voluntary decision – I recall.

A smile crosses my dry, pursed lips,
Its crack instigates a desire to heal it with moisture,
Remedy, Care, Solace and then Delight-
A sequenced march reorganizes itself,

I supervise and approve this my kit – layout.

Boiled clothes and soiled vegetables!
Hold it; hold it awhile.
The seamless transgression asserts itself
Language of art never denies,
To hold, to share, to care
And then to lay everything bare,
This layout of love inseparably fused
With life, living and the instant,
All art dying to share
Life - to remedy or delight?