more for the day of access manifesto

by Alec Finlay

ratio of the possible

limit : limitless

some live their lives in (brackets)

while others dash–

the concept of visibility is the summit

invisible illnesses are the clouds

our hands can sign the names of the mountains

gathering new meanings with our fingertips

someone who runs up mountains can learn

from those who only sit and gaze

we have a right to altitude

to hold our heads above the clouds

someday we all sink back to

our resting view

if all meaning is a translation

then each body must have a voice

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Alec Finlay (1966-) is a poet and artist whose work crosses over a range of media and forms. In 2022 he completed I remember: Scotland’s Covid Memorial. His publications include Not Sealions But Lions by the Sea (2025), The Walkative Revolution (2025), descriptions (2022), and play my game, (2023).