Gazing is a practice that makes the art
Of any medium give up the secrets
Not of its artist, but of the life of the
Piece, its slice of being captured in
The contradictions and the colors,
Even as it takes on the character of a
Stare, concluding and answering rather
Than asking a gentle question: can
I look here and see what you're
Trying to tell me, or shall I retreat
Back to my inside walls and leave
Behind the forward motion that
My assumptions drive with the
Energy of ignorance, a coal that
Burns dirty and dismal; I would
Rather sense to see without looking.
Roman Ryan 