acertainblindness
LL4311 | abandoned train carriage, dire dawa railway station and workshops
boat interior | washed up installation detail, tamarama beach, sydney. artist tunni kraus
–
with these objects
with these objects,
these hated objects,
we lovingly build ships
vessels of pain
and cargoes of sadness
merchants of tears
and masters of hope
fingers of family
and planks of wood
and war shall know you,
shall know you,
no, you.
–
for those who have died, drowned, been detained or denied their right to seek asylum here in australia.
returns, bondi beach
bondi police garage sale
all my secrets are within a shit filled room
stacked, slightly leaning
and very still
no breath of air
and certainly no breath
just a big gulp
lifetime long
amongst the flap of pigeons
half a copper nail
TFH WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED
suspended
i had been walking around and he asked me where i was from
australia
ah, he said, christmas island
yes
so close, he said
and yet so far away
i thought
