art | gary lundy

most come to art

to be affirmed not to be 
asked to consider the odd 
or confusing. through the 
rigors of lessons we’ve 
learned the dangers found 
in any sort of displacement 
of the rules of order. yet 
you misidentify such 
reluctance as an effort to 
establish and protect peace. 
which quite naturally works 
to the advantage of those 
wielding power. when 
clothing used as measuring 
point what chance art. 
especially that which 
reduces cost to some sort 
of private joke. looking 
around this morning we 
find various forms of skin 
revealed. from arms and 
legs to shoulders clavicles.
hands to mouths feeding or 
covering up. as one leaves 
again soliciting and 
receiving warm consensual 
hugs. that reading that left 
us needing to find a new 
way to achieve insight. 
begin with recognizing the 
demand and necessity of 
rereading at the least once. 
never underestimate how 
confusing even the clearest 
writing always is. thus 
being constantly left baffled.

6/12/23

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gary lundy…

…is a poet and retired English professor living in Missoula, MT, where he often can be found in a cafe writing in his notebook. He has books of poetry and numerous publications in print and online journals.

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