I often imagine what life a stranger might have lived based on observation: how the person moves or talks or from some interaction with others. I sometimes use these observations to create a oppose about the imagined life. Dreams In Each Other is an example of how the other partner in a couple can serve as a placeholder for an issue which can then be held or resolved in a way that is not possible within oneself.
Read MoreI am a people-watcher, an activity I enjoy while waiting in airports, or hotel lobbies, or while on walks both in my homeland and abroad. I often imagine what it might be like to be in another person's skin, to have a certain body shape or walk in a certain way. In Every Step is a poem about the process of "Going Other," which is one of the best techniques I learned from NLP.
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