my mount my mount
i’m inside the mountain that is
inside me
to climb higher and higher and
tumble down
i grasp the mountain
mold the rocks and
tumble down
give the mount a name, give
the mount a name and
it becomes a mountain
mother gave birth to a stone
run run run with the rock
run with the rock
Maud Gyssels, My Mount, 2017, sculpture and video; photo © Felix Carpio