Do you see the rick rack shack? (2025) April Werle
36 × 24 in, Acrylic and stain on wood panel

In the sea

Far, far away

Stands a piece of you and me

Inside a rick rack shack

Our skin and mouths, a catastrophe

From the window, we glance back

A moment now and then

Where once upon a time ago, 

We knew ourselves back when

Exhibition: I Live With a Ghost — PlatteForum, Denver, CO — November - December, 2025

See also: It could be nice, us up there (2025); but…Have you heard the good word? (2025); It’s fun! For the whole family (2026)

Read: Race, Shadow, and Self-Perception in I Live With a Ghost; Haunted Houses + Artist Residency