“Art Project”
By Larry J. Knight, Jr.
She found herself within
soft brush strokes.
Her canvas was more than
a surface for creating; it was
an outlet, a medium with which
she discovered her soul’s depth,
a slate upon which she hid
emotions too raw and too painful.
Colors coded her sentiments,
vibrant hues brought
meaning to the hurt
wrenching apart
her young, innocent,
unguarded spirit;
she was lost in suffering.
Her canvas saved her.
Painted lines were life lines,
pulling her from a cold abyss
of fear and confusion and sorrow;
freeing her from imprisoned misery,
allowing youthful purity to beam.
She was enamored with true art,
how a soul in turmoil creates,
how it illumines, how it heals;
but liberation is temporary,
the canvas is quickly filled,
the paint soon dries, the picture
becomes fabricated reality,
and hurt returns as waves do
crashing on windswept shores.
(c) 2013 | Larry J. Knight, Jr.
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