Triangle chickens  can't see the pecking order  their eyes are so small   Purple means newness  then flowers start their reaching  playing with sunlight   I wither with sighs  my throat burns for sweet moisture  there's work to be done   Why still bow our heads  if wind pushes us forward  all truth is manmade   So no soul above?  how no twist in the system?  still feels like questions   Chickens have gone now  wind is blowing them pen-ward  I'm here with the dog   Present is trying  more important than dying  but damn its hard   I am weak with sick  this is no time for fatigue  I must honor it   Where is harmony  self-control and free  I'm angsty again
Words and images from an Eastern NC artist/researcher