Negation

On seeing a painting by Hanne Borchgrevink

The house has no windows
and there is no door.
The path that leads from it
falls out of the frame.
The house has no chimney
to push out thin plumes.
The sky has no clouds.

The house stands
on a dark field.
It haunts
where the mind is numb.

Who is it who has painted
this refugeless journey?
Who is it that denies us
comfort in our deepest places?