The background is a greyscale photograph of lower legs in black capris and feet in grey flip-flops standing on a darkly mottled mosaic stone-chips floor.
The following poem is written on the photograph in white letters with arrows marked between the paragraphs, phrases and words like an inter-webbed flowchart:
OLD TRAPS (double lettering, double framed with lines)
(arrow points to)
I HAVE to avoid old traps (‘HAVE’ double underlined and ‘old traps’ encircled)
(arrow points to)
Old Traps
(arrow points to)
yes. please note: the
use of capital letters
(arrow points to)
There is dappled gold on leaves. Glinting.
after the small sudden showers. that cease
when I wake. in a morning that is Dusk.
(arrow points to)
patterns (encircled)
avoid Patterns
(and)
since of course:
Dawn is a late
hour of the night.
around when the
birds begin.
(arrow points to)
and I have a second or third cup of coffee with you
(arrow points to)
DO NOT FALL INTO OLD TRAPS (triple framed with lines)
The background is a greyscale photograph of lower legs in black capris and feet in grey flip-flops standing on a darkly mottled mosaic stone-chips floor.
The following poem is written on the photograph in white letters with arrows marked between the paragraphs, phrases and words like an inter-webbed flowchart:
OLD TRAPS (double lettering, double framed with lines)
(arrow points to)
I HAVE to avoid old traps (‘HAVE’ double underlined and ‘old traps’ encircled)
(arrow points to)
Old Traps
(arrow points to)
yes. please note: the
use of capital letters
(arrow points to)
There is dappled gold on leaves. Glinting.
after the small sudden showers. that cease
when I wake. in a morning that is Dusk.
(arrow points to)
patterns (encircled)
avoid Patterns
(and)
since of course:
Dawn is a late
hour of the night.
around when the
birds begin.
(arrow points to)
and I have a second or third cup of coffee with you
(arrow points to)
DO NOT FALL INTO OLD TRAPS (triple framed with lines)
Adwaita Das is the author of 27 Stitches, Colours of Shadow, Songs of Sanity & Quantum Tango. Their art & words feature in various publications & series, including Young Mental Health: Mindscape Series & Affirmations: Steps To Self Love. They integrate over two decades of their work from theatre, news, advertising & filmmaking as a neuroqueer intersectional creative facilitator for inclusive mental healthcare & innovative social justice.