sonja benskin mesher

sonja benskin mesher Dec 2023

.again.

you feel like two people
that one is split in two

that the other one does
look a bit like you
only more so

sonja benskin mesher Dec 2023

.small stuff.

now is small stuff on paper
as who cares anyhow
we just carries on
regardless

sonja benskin mesher Dec 2023

.simple lines.

see exhibitions
quiet slow and uneventful
& lasting impressions

a simple drawing out
no fuss
and sometimes late in the evening
think of it
leave the house
and return to the simple line drawing

sonja benskin mesher Dec 2023

.quietly.

told you, no one will listen if we are quiet,
they have all lost interest’

yes.

‘do they only listen to loud folk , those that shout
and remonstrate’

seems so.

sonja benskin mesher Dec 2023

.bits.

added bits and embellishments which caused remark
while the space between lines was so immense my head came heavy with drowsy
fell off
&
i did not return

sonja benskin mesher Dec 2023

.at tea.

traces remain hidden for the most part
only to come out on particular
occasions
without warning

she said it without warning
& i was horrified

sonja benskin mesher Dec 2023

.teapot 7.

bought her tea set gently in parts
each week from woolworths and i still have
some of it