Every one different
But all the same
The light is soft
Though harsh
Streaming in
Through doors
All open
On the right
An inviting light
Nonetheless too bright
And as I tread
Ever-so-gingerly
Down the corridor
Peering into every door
I see nothing inside
But the inviting
And so very frightening
Harsh soft light
So I turn my gaze
Again
Down the corridor
With its bright lit doors
And the end
Which always seems to be
The same number
Of somehow
Uncountable doors
Away
Close enough
To see
There is a wall
Though far enough
Not to know
If it is an end
Or just a bend
Perhaps going right
Into that damnably
Inviting light
Or left
Into the
Unfathomably
Comforting
Shadows
To which
All the doors
On the left
Are locked
So here am I
In a dream
Caught between
Light and shadow
Walking toward
A never-ending
End
From which I’ll wake
And recognise
The corridor
Of my life
Riverview Hospital
Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada
Taken on location for The Magicians, Season 2, 2016
I enjoyed that enough that I’m now creating a series of pics and words all sharing in common the original photograph of a hallway in a now defunct mental hospital. With each post, I’ll alter the image to see what words will come of the process. Sometimes, I’ll begin with the words and alter the photograph to suit them.
I’m calling this series Variations on a Hallway.