Day590【Distortion】

A daily monochrome photo-poetry series by naozo. Since 2025, each work pairs a moment from everyday life with a poem from NZ, the artist's future self. Through glass, light, and silence, the series turns self-doubt into dialogue.

NZPHOTOGRAPH & naozo

Day590【Distortion】

DEAR naozo,

What

Do you call

The truth

That is what

I would ask

People

Often believe

What they see

Must be

The truth

They trust

Shapes

Outlines

And decide

That is

Reality

Yet

Sometimes

I wonder

Whether

It is not

The world

That is

Distorted

But

The one

Who is

Looking

Rain

Does not

Break

The world

It simply

Softens

Its outline

And then

Something

Hidden

Comes into

View

People

Are no

Different

Certainty

Alone

Will never

Reach

The truth

Only those

Who accept

Uncertainty

Can see

Beyond

I believe

Distortion

Is not

A mistake

It is

The trembling

That brings us

Closer

To the truth

So

Do not

Be afraid

The truth

Always

Appears

Distorted

What do you think

from NZ

This story is a work of fiction. Except for the named individuals, all elements are products of imagination. The boundary between reality and fiction is intentionally ambiguous, and its interpretation is left to the reader.