World AIDS Day

Faces of AIDS.

They came with Wayno from New York City. They survive in a physical state only temporarily. They were never fired. Survivors decided they never should be. A tribute to the fleeting moments of life: dust to dust.

The four men depicted and the artist all died of AIDS. I can’t give you dates: I just know it was before 1989.

I don't know their names. These four men and their creator are strangers to me, and yet they are my past. The faces may be of a different cast, but they are so many of my friends.