in defense of art
By Aimee Herman
| replace body with round of applause |
| slap deportation of immunized bones |
| draw map of grade nine depression |
| sloppy kiss cartographer for compass |
| brand benefactors & advertisements into forearms |
| non–narrate the spaces of gender |
| utilize humor when categorizing medicinal habits |
| call framework pre–Reconstruction |
| index teeth as artifacts due to lack of care |
| belly is a sanctuary of bent laws |
| how paradoxical is this panic |
| what border are your shoulders crossing |
| hybrid outcasts called lips |
| territories or terrorists |
| problematize the concept of veins |
| mixed–media thighs |
| decolonize wounds |
| what is the occupation of this anatomy |
| invent inventory for what is missing |
| does this morning breath perplex |
| what is the chosen medium |
| can this blood be a contribution gift |
| pulsate sweat into curved signature |
| [it may be possible to] alienate audience |
| enforce live ritual of dramatized history |
| curators will fill in gaps of forced memory |
| record visceral reaction onto comment cards |
| photograph face interrupting art |
| exercise risk through prohibited camera flash |
| embody theory of missed communications or |
| anthropologized dysfunction |
