Stephen Mead
Not Painting II
palms itch–
hands having spasms
inward to clutch, work with
brushes as lovers, as tyrants
& the days,
a thousand years flash through
veins to call
catch, catch
you in this sleepwalk of light
finding sky blue cloth on wall,
unprimed polyester
waiting to be stretched
Stephen Mead, a resident of NY, is a published outsider artist, writer, maker of short-collage films and sound-collage downloads. In 2014 he began a webpage to gather links of his poetry being published in such zines as Great Works, Unlikely Stories, Quill & Parchment, etc., in one place: Poetry on the Line, Stephen Mead. For links to his other media and merchandise, please feel free to Google Stephen Mead Art.
Previous: Camera • Table of Contents • Next: Movie Night in Central Wyoming
The Mantle 