Heft

"We only regret
The dead things
That we choose to
not to leave behind"

Commissioned by writer Garrett Ashe to accompany his poem Heft, this illustration visualizes the poem’s central theme: the pain of being unable to let go. The scene depicts a figure caressing a dead wolf whose teeth remain sunk into her arm. The image invites ambiguity — is she the one unable to release the wolf, or is the wolf still clinging to her?
Her calm expression conveys a sense of emotional numbness, reflecting how we grow used to carrying what no longer serves us. The sheep disguise hints at a hidden strength — perhaps suppressed, perhaps self-deceiving — concealed both from herself and by herself.