Peter Paul Zammit

Statement

Putting pen to paper has always been a catharsis of the soul. The cleansing properties of paper are well known from paper tissues to paper towels, from letters to manuscripts. When one’s hands come into contact with paper there are a multitude of reasons and effects, from writing, to wrapping to cleaning. All three actions in reality have a cleansing effect, from clearing the clutter of one’s mind, to clearing the soul, to wrapping a gift be it flowers or explosives whence the object is again the satisfaction of one’s internal emotions, to the wiping away of hands from that which may have soiled them, either in preparation for higher hygienic uses or in removing traces of misdeeds. In either circumstance the object of paper is to take upon itself that which man decides to impose on it.

Peace is like paper, it may be used, misused and abused in all its forms, by one side or another taking upon it the deeds and misdeeds of humanity. Real Peace comes from within and finds its fruition in the meeting of sides through its cleansing and healing properties, once used forever recorded.

Ode to paper

Paper has withstood the test of time

Crumpled, torn and shredded,

Doodled and scribbled on

Chewed and dog eared.

Next generation ushered in

On sterilised paper towels

Coddled in paper nappies

Pink or blue

Used and discarded

To be recycled

Reassigned

Reused

Collecting the tears of fragile humanity

The fears of terrified beings

The hopes of lost souls

Yet resilient

Written, recorded, logged and bound

Legalised and notarised

Our collective assets

For posterity

The collective consciousness

Laid bare and unassuming

Black on white

Poetry and prose.

Documentaries, facts and fiction

History and fame

Notoriety and shame

Poignant paper

Love, hate, sorrow and joy

There will be found

On paper inscribed

For all time.

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