Hidden Things I'm Chasing

I have secrets that I don't want anyone else to hear but me. I found them under the walls of mossy houses, cleaned the mud off them and put them in my pocket. I've carried it a long way but never wore pants to show off their shape. I found them under the walls of demolished houses, in pee-smelling ruins where no one had ever entered. I took pictures of them but never shared them with anyone. I did the bathing and printing of the negatives myself, I did not even buy the chemicals from others, I created them myself. Let my secrets be known, heard, and even I don't want to look like I have secrets. I'm walking around like an ordinary person, I've mastered the emotionless expressions. April, 2023 paper collage // by Demon Ego