The canvas wants you to touch it
to run your fingers against the raised strokes
Feel the ochre burnt and otherwise
It wants you to lose yourself in it
to become so encased in its universe
that you will not escape unchanged or at all
It wants to yellow wallpaper you
All of this is contingent on the artist
understanding the canvas well enough
to reveal the need within it
All of this requires you to step closer
To press your chest against the Mona Lisa and to search for her pulse
Take your clothes off and jump into The Water Lilly Pond
Be naked and covered
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