Anna Couani #151

orange maybe saffron lines on paper

powdered pigment that is so fine

it gets everywhere

thorough like politicians

trying to cover all bases

making up infuriating justifications 

the pigment mixed with wax medium

slathered across the whole surface

concealing the original painting

now the task is to scratch back

find what already exists 

figure out where everything is

those large pink petals

the thick greasy surface

sits there, leathery

defiant

but with just a few scratches 

rosy pinkness beams through 

glowing coolly in the darkness 

real meaning just out of reach