How To Paint A House
I.
First, prepare yourself to choose
the color
Don’t be fooled. Operate from
a place of authenticity
Only there can truth bear witness
Truth and beauty: Honor both
II.
Ask yourself these questions…
Is it the color of trust?
Are you alive in its gaze?
Can you swim in it? How deep?
Will the color eye you like a
lover?
Does it compliment unresolved canvasses
of night?
When you stir it, what energies
let loose?
What kinetic jewels dance in the
eyes?
How do the trees and sky play
along?
What possesses you of the shade?
III.
Then, take a step back
Grind corn in a metate, back and
forth, filling the lungs
With cinnamon, chocolate, chilies
and garlic
Keep a journal on pigments
Wonder: How to wrap my home in
abundance?
Research what birds are
attracted. Consider climate change
Nap as the sun glows pink and far
IV.
Next, discard the notions
associated with your choice
Think of the neighbors. Do what
they do
Rub out the bastard hue with
vengeance and repression
V.
Finally, decide the color
Consider painting naked, then
rethink that too
Go in rags. Clothe your beautiful
torso in rags to paint
The godawful color you have
chosen
(Paint the house)
VI.
Wash the brushes in the sink
Singing to the milky streams of
what could have been
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