Agnes Martin

I try to draw a perfect circle.
Were these circles drawn by hand?
What was the order of the shapes?
I try to draw a perfect circle.

Such straight lines.
The closest observation does not find fault,
It finds beautiful imperfections,
Diluted paint grazes the underside of a straight line.

The border of the rectangle inhales,
So slightly.
I can see the action of the hand,
There is breath in the human line.

I try to count,
Multiply straight away,
To find out how many pieces there are.
Dominoes.

I feel doubt.
Guilt.
Does my mind feels better with lines than with people?
I try to draw a perfect circle.

Repeated hand drawn lines,
Steady the mind.
The hand drawn element is important.
Man made lines don't have the same effect.

I try to draw a perfect circle.