Creating Space, Moving Space

Brittany Chang-Kit, 2T5 PB

Artist’s Statement: This is about the turbulence of old and new friendships alike.

Two minds
Less than a meter apart
Hand in hand
Signaling reassurance, acceptance

Warmth flows through our palms
Almost sweaty, comforting
Backs on the baseboard
and cold ground beneath 

We are enclosed in this space
Safe and out of harm’s way
In pain and in relief
At least for this brief moment

Two hearts
Occupied with their own
Virtual connection
Signaling distance, avoidance

Bitterness spills out over words
Biting and sharp, disguised as truth
The blasphemed truth
An irrevocable insult

We are separated in space
Physically apart, hardening hearts
Flames licking at the door
with soot collecting beneath

Two souls
Uncertain of the other
Newly introduced
Exploring excitement, tolerating disappointment

Cautiously creating space.