(“The Evolution of Nought”, 2026, original encaustic)
Last night I dreamt of doing a challenge Driving to the bottom of a lake Twice without a breath As I started down into the deep I realized it would be much smarter To use a depth finder first. Realizing my obvious folly I swam for the surface as hard as I could But ended up needing a breath Before I got there. In the morning I see this is a symbolically Deep dream of exploring the unconscious Naively and playfully thinking it will be fun Only to realize, too late That it is instead filled with the unknown Potentially bottomless. (8/11/26)
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