The Air Was Made of Vaseline
Created as part of Convergence Theatre's Covid Confessions
in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
The Air Was Made of Vaseline
we live for a time in vaseline
the air is thick
and sleep is welcome
we live for a time with fallen leaves
hibernation
we will wake
Inspired by the words / Covid Confession of Linda Kash:
The last time the hamster wheel stopped,
my husband had died suddenly in a car.
Everything slowed down. And I mean REALLY slowed down.
Like the air was made of Vaseline.
But at the same time, my eyes could see contrast more starkly,
my lungs and heart and veins had a mic inside them,
my skin...my skin.. a hug was really too much.
All that I wanted for weeks and weeks was my kids
in our big bed,
his leather jacket
and sleep.
This virus has made the whole WORLD slow down
It makes us panicky and really scared and then?
The calm comes.
When we surrender
When death knocks on all ours doors
to see if we’re home
We don’t let him in
And when he moves on for that day,
we focus on things we have forgotten are so good
A piano
A cat
A Book
Cutting and pasting paper
Food
Walking nowhere
Birds
Lonely friends
Bike rides
Talking gently to strangers
Having Time
We will walk for a time through the Vaseline
But I can’t help feeling that this world in pause
Will Reveal
And remind us of
So
Much
That is
Good
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WHAT
2020
Wire, Acrylic Paint, Gampi Tissue Paper, Foam Core Board,Book Pages (Alice in Wonderland), Vaseline Jar, Adhesives
WHEN
March 2020