This cell
I understand
white sterility
of thoughts
whir-click
on hamster wheel and
body matter splays

blink

this space
where sheeted rain
returns to sky
droplets gather fingertips
and dissolution censored

Laurie Mackie

*Inspired by the Kamloops Art Gallery exhibit of the same name featuring artists Margaret Dragu, Pascal Grandmaison, Sarah Anne Johnson, Zoe Kreye, Luanne Martineau and Jeremy Shaw.

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