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Bodies in Resistance · Jul 18, 2026

Portrait of Me.

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SELF-PORTRAIT
What if it was all a nightmare?
What if it was all a dream?
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Susan Sontag believed
~ taking a photo was an act of violence
And I wonder
By taking my own portrait,
Am I committing violence against myself?

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