Waiting. Keeping watch. Standing guard. Staying awake. Watching over. Protecting from whatever may harm. Accompanying. Being there. Bearing witness. A beacon. A watcher. A waiting human.
Watchers like temple guards. Or those in England with tall fur hats, a small chain resting on the chin. Watchers who are not allowed to scratch, must stare at a single point, by protocol.
To be a like-a-bird-kind-of-free watcher. One who moves. Who is involved. A watcher who says: I’ll just stand here for a bit, if that’s alright. I’m around.
Not a guard. Not a saviour. A presence.
Every day, someone waits by the river Maas. This is part of Maaswacht, itself part of Maaslab. Maaswacht is a work by TAAT, SoAP, and the river Maas.