Herko Duet

1

I understood my life
meant nothing, still

it spilled

in every corner, light

a siphon
futuring

This lake

2

there is nothing grand
about a jeté

nor a body
out a window
the body

literal, a ray

Untitled Duet

Perfect Lovers, 1991

1

I understood my time
here wasn't real but

I was with it, body boring
headfirst into light

I'm here, I came
exactly right

2

you slept so well
beside me swore

I heard

time crack its real
imaginary back

Black Painting Duet

1

In the end
Rothko & Goya

were both concerned
with human terror; making

fourteen pieces each
they died, demanding

that their paintings
be displayed

in constant daylight

2

Listen to me
life is never

really ending
I was never

really here

Will Farris is an artist and poet. In 2019 they were the inaugural recipient of The Brannan Prize at The Poetry Project judged by Lisa Jarnot. They live in New York City.