How many handfuls of mush today? On a good day it’s 13, on a bad day it’s more like 79. Shall we build you out of cardboard? Shall we build you out of tin cans? Maybe tin cans would be more durable. Last time the cardboard got wet.
You are no less than 130 perfectly aligned tin cans. We’re happy, we’re feeling good. You clank a little as we walk down the street but people don’t stare, much.
It’s Monday and I come to see you. Claws rip at me as I wonder how your structure is holding up. I walk through the door to see a sea of cans strewn across the floor.
79 handfuls today.
Everything sinks.
I gather you up, carefully placing one can on top of the other, it’s ok! I say as I hold you, knowing that’s it is definitely anything other than that.
But we agree, as long as we’ve got each other we’ll be ok. Right?
And as we lie there lying, to ourselves and each other, I think maybe next time… I’ll build you out of oak.
Anna Vercambre is a creative exploring themes of addiction, relationships, health and politics through written word and photography. Her instagram account can be found here: _amphotographics