1622: The Family | William Virgil Davis
"The Family"
William Virgil Davis
after the painting by Egon Schiele
Only the child,
between his mother’s massive legs,
is clothed.
They both look off
to the right
at something out of sight.
The father, above
and behind, his huge limbs
framing them,
stares-wide-eyed
and proud-directly
at you.
Nothing in the background matters.
and every day our bodies separate//us farther from our planned, deliberate/ironic lives
William Virgil Davis
after the painting by Egon Schiele
Only the child,
between his mother’s massive legs,
is clothed.
They both look off
to the right
at something out of sight.
The father, above
and behind, his huge limbs
framing them,
stares-wide-eyed
and proud-directly
at you.
Nothing in the background matters.
and every day our bodies separate//us farther from our planned, deliberate/ironic lives