homegrown impossibility.

Georgia O’Keeffe, in a letter to Russel Vernon Hunter, from Georgia O’Keeffe: Art and Letters

WAKE  UP ,  GET  UP ,  GET  OUT  THERE.

“ am  i  not  unique ? ”

“ maybe  i’m  not  here  at  all. ”

“ can  we  make  a  difference ? ”

“ wake  up ,  get  up ,  get  out  there. ”

“ raise  your  voice  against  liars. ”

“ feed  your  anger  like  fire. ”

“ why  does  nobody  want  change ? ”

“ the  fakers  are  all  sick  at  heart. ”

“ is  there  a  mission  for  us ? ”

“ there’s  more  to  life  than  their  way.”

LIFE  WILL  CHANGE. 

“ i’m  not  a  phantom. ”

“ i’m  in  your  face ,  and  i’m  here  to  see  it  through. ”

“ tryin’  to  stop  us  shows  you  might  as  well  go  try  and  stop  time. ”

“ so  you  know  that  we’re  out  there. ”

“ can’t  move  fast  without  breaking. ”

“ can’t  hold  on ,  or  life  won’t  change. ”

“ and  our  voices  ring  out. ”

“ now  we  know  that  life  will  change ! ”

“ ain’t  it  a  shame  i’m  not  a  figment  of  your  ailing  old  mind ? ”

“ i’m  just  as  dangerous  as  you ,  so  know  you’ll  find  a  taste  of  your  own  meds. ”

“ your  empire  will  fall  apart. ”

LAST  SURPRISE.

“ hold  on. ”

“ think  again.  don’t  you  know  what  you’re  starting ? ”

“ but  you  sure  ain’t  got  a  clue  how  bad  this  will  go. ”

“ seems  like  it’s  crept  up  out  of  nowhere. ”

“ it’s  not  quite  what  you  foretold. ”

“ you’ll  never  see  it  coming ! ”

“ you’ll  see  that  my  mind  is  too  fast  for  eyes. ”

“ you’re  done  in  by  the  time  it  hits  you :  your  last  surprise ! ”

“ i’m  two  steps  ahead. ”

“ one  more  step ,  and  you’re  dead. ”

“ it’s  not  an  accident  that  no  one  hears  your  cries. ”

“ i’m  coming  for  you. ”

“ you’re  spun  in  by  the  net  that  didn’t  catch  you  in  time. ”

“ are  you  sure  you  won’t  get  outmaneuvered  again  and  again ,  my  friend ? ”

BENEATH  THE  MASK.

“ where  have  you  been ? ”

“ the  real  question  to  be  asked :  where  have  i  been ? ”

“ hiding  both  face  and  mind. ”

“ what  else  should  i  be ? ”

“ a  mirror  right  in  front  of  me :  that’s  where  i  find  an  empty  glass  reflecting  the  sad  truth. ”

“ it’s  telling  words  not  to  be  told. ”

“ i  need  the  mask. ”

“ chained  down  to  my  core. ”

“ please  don’t  take  off  my  mask ,  my  place  to  hide. ”

“ i  can’t  tell  you  how  to  see  me. ”

“ just  a  cage  of  bones ;  there’s  nothing  inside. ”

“ will  it  unleash  me ? ”

“ is  there  a  way  for  me  to  break ? ”

“ please  don’t  take  off  my  mask ,  my  disguise. ”

RIVERS  IN  THE  DESERT.

“ it’s  now  or  never ,  and  i’ve  got  to  make  my  decision. ”

“ this  time  it  could  be  my  moment. ”

“ i’m  keeping  the  balance ,  but  i’m  standing  on  razor’s  edge  now. ”

“ move  quick ,  or  my  life  is  over. ”

“ don’t  ask  why ,  but  i’m  ready  to  strike  ( him / her / them )  down  now. ”

“ there’s  no  time  for  indecision. ”

“ remind  us  what  we’re  here  for. ”

“ my  heart  is  a  furnace. ”

“ it’s  hot  as  hell  in  my  world  of  conflict. ”

“ one  goal  is  what  keeps  me  going :  take  back  what  i  lost  to. ”

DIRTY PAWS

“my head is an animal.”

“the sky wasn’t big enough for them all.”

“for a while, things were cold.”

“and that’s how the story goes.”

KING AND LIONHEART

“i think i taught you well.”

“they won’t wait.”

“we’re here to stay.”

“though far away, we’re still the same.”

“i’ll be here to hold your hand.”

MOUNTAIN SOUND

“we fled far away.”

“hold your horses, now.”

“we were nothing like the rest.”

SLOW AND STEADY

“i am all alone.”

“it holds me and it never lets me go.”

“i’m letting go, but i’ve never felt better.”

“i’m never ready.”

FROM FINNER

“i knew that i was safe.”

“oh, how time goes fast.”

“we are far from home, but we’re so happy.”

“keep your heads held high.”

LITTLE TALKS

“hold my hand, i’ll walk with you, my dear.”

“it’s keeping me awake.”

“some days i can’t even trust myself.”

“it’s killing me to see you this way.”

“soon it will all be over and buried with our pasts.”

“all that’s left is a ghost of you.”

“just let me go, we’ll meet again soon.”

SIX WEEKS

“we crawl on the ground.”

“alone, until i get home.”

“i’m coming back.”

LOVE LOVE LOVE

“maybe i’m a crook for stealing your heart away.”

“maybe i’m a bad person - well, baby, i know.”

“you know i can’t love you.”

“i think it’s best we both forget before we dwell on it.”

YOUR BONES

“in the spring we made a boat.”

“out of time and out of place.”

“hold on to what we are.”

“hold on to your heart.”

SLOOM

“be the better man.”

“love me, mother.”

“i met a man today.”

LAKEHOUSE

“i miss the comfort of this house.”

“can you chase this fire away?”

“she ran down to the house.”

YELLOW LIGHT

“everything feels so different now.”

“grab ahold of my hand.”

“ignore all the big warning signs.”

“i dare you to close your eyes.”

“the light is blinding my eyes.”

NUMB BEARS

“can’t remember when it was dark.”

“i could never get there.”

At night, I lay my outfits into shapes of people on the ground

Tomorrow I will be as tired as a god and after that