My Nakedness

My nakedness
is my statement,
my position,
my truth.
It is the instrument
of my art,
and the grill
through which
I confess
to the world.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Jacobson Traxler.

She Hides, Victorian,

She hides, Victorian,
in the shadow.
He hides, naked,
in the light.
The world is full
of ghosts.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Nature and Scripture

Nature is what is. Scripture is what humans (mostly straight, patriarchal men) have written about it. To enshrine the prejudices of three thousand years ago, or of any era, is a mistake. Those prejudices can preclude a just society, prevent peace, and could even cost us our habitat.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Jacobson Traxler.