what if you wanted to be happy?
while those glorious orbs with light attract
giving way to death with drawing motion
a dream of life upon a thawing void
sorrow, life and sorrow
young flowers and the oldest of microbes
an angry face with its emotionless eyes
golden, golden, golden, molten lava
let me put on a happy face
Performance with Sophia Danae Vorvila.
Original excerpt presented during the ARTWORKS Artist Fellowship Program by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Athens, 2023.