Building Upon Sand

A third of life spent in the world of dreams, building upon sand. Building, deliberately toppling. With feet, with spade. Building, with hands. Patting it carefully, proud, before waves crash over it and drag it out to sea. Nothing itself, everything something else. Fear: kick and scream, or retreat. Detachment: observe; examine. Herd: deciding emotions; overriding inclinations. Run; scream. A human machine.

Picture credit: Beach at Le Pouldu, 1889, Paul Gauguin (source: WikiArt).

From journal, February 2023.