05/15/2026
The Pomegranate Journal: Chapter 2
Self-portrait photograph by Lewis Dérogène PhenomenaLewis
2022-2026
The story continues the story continues with the true self dressed in white disappearing completely into herself, leaving the space entirely to the two Red Selves. They engage in a silent conversation that visually indicates a dance, but is actually a debate.
Without any words or physical contact, their movements across the space express the friction of trying to find a balance within. They negotiate how to aid my true self, arguing through their separate movements over what their individual roles and responsibilities will be in that charge. One moves with defensive urgency, while the other moves with a grounded, protective restraint, wanting to hold the pieces together and endure. They mirror, counter, and challenge each other from across the room, reasoning with the other on how to fill the void, how to make me whole and complete with the full fruit, the full pomegranate, the representation of the Holy Spirit that is filled with LOVE, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and SELF-CONTROL.
As the dance continues, they realize they cannot save me if the debate, their tango, is meaningless—they have to work in harmony.
