To change the shape of wood, you must understand its properties
Multiple arms and legs are trying to get out of the wood, multiple humans—similar to all
those clowns in a car, but the wood has been carved.
You can also surmise there are multiple “things” stuck in the wood, different shapes like
rectangular or round.
Something pointy, as in an arrow or a jagged tooth.
When I clench my jaw, I place my tongue on the roof of my mouth.
If this is relief, then the shape of my face is altered.
About the Author: Barbara Berg is a poet living on the ancestral land of the Tongva people in Los Angeles. Her work appears in in Tupelo Quarterly, Lunch Ticket, Poemeleon, Lady/Liberty/Lit and others. She is fascinated with the sciences of the body and the universe, and how they deepen our artistic world.
Image Credit: Lloyd Charles Lemcke “Wood Carver’s Bench” (1938)Public domain image courtesy of Artvee
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