I got the idea for this performance from my poem “Monsters.”

I put black lipstick on my lips and shout “this is white.” I approach members of the audience, apply white lipstick to their lips, and drop black water into their mouths. I come back to my first seat, shouting “this is black.” I slice apples, throw them around me, and curl up. Audience members who have black water in their mouths come and drop black water on my body. The audience leaves and I slowly start to stand up and tear up my clothes. One, two, three, layers of white dresses are ripped out, and the last black dress comes into view.

Monsters

You said i make monster in my mind

And it will be hurt you and me

I didn’t know what you were talking about at the time

However, monster was came to us

Bit you and me

And tore you and me to pieces

Now i know what you were talking about at the time

But

Was it really my monster or. . .