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No 5 1948 and No 5 Elegant Lady 1951 - Jackson Pollack

Start ~ by going in reverse
   despite the notions of value
  what would one less layer reveal
     every drop of 
         carefully  
  placed 
     chaos
  just peeled away
leaving a simpler picture
    to intrigue a mind 

    take it further
 the lines of enquiry
     those self questioning interrogations
  erase their existence 
study your shape
        what's left of you
consider it carefully 
    do you like it
             did you need the complexity
hover, hold still
 observe the moment
        before it all became so elaborate
does this strip soul deep
    are you the very first coat of paint 
 or the last

 do you occupy the spaces between 
    everything devised by and for you 
  or would you rather
      throw it away

            depreciation of a masterpiece
    is an external point of view
let that layer of reality cease
     and you remove and reinstate
  whatever you want

         the meaning of worth is in flux
whilst I comprehend
      the intent of creation
   I'm moved to disregard it all
         in an instant
call me crazy 
     but I'm currently at ease
  with taking my chances

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