It's a wash

I wrote this poem aaaaages ago; some of you might recognise it from the last video I posted. However, even while I was reading it out I could tell the audience didn't quite get what the words meant, and after discussing the poem with a friend, I realised it was best to have it written down as well. The inspiration for the poem came from- actually, maybe it's best if I don't go into what drove me to write the poem. I'll just leave some subjective tags and leave the readers to figure out the rest. That's how a true poet does things, right?

The Absence of Water

The absence of water does not mean land;
elements exist between the two states.
Air, light, and shadows, the nothingness void,
alone they may stand, together they rise,
all exist equal, no ranking divide.

The absence of water does not mean land.
(Repeated for those of you right at the back.)
The absence of water does not mean land.
The absence of water does not mean land.
The absence of water does not mean land.

The absence of woman does not mean man.