A Disambiguated Poet

I am tastefully distraught,
Slanted with a poor posture.
A lonely...grotesque figure.
I am bold, not in confidence, 
But in my flaws...with a beautiful mind.

My austere soul screams
Buried thoughts put to pen
Describe...the battered life I lived,
From the perspective of a genius.

My graphic appearance terrifies
But the beauty of my words balance,
With tortured and unique imagery.

My blemished existence, 
Serves a higher purpose.
My smudged exterior...captured, 
For the world to see and know.

I am the blurred dream
That became a reality,
Through the medium of art.

I am the disfigured face,
That served as a muse.
So often imagined, sketched, and painted
By the hands...of Francis Bacon!
I am a poet...






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Inspired by Francis Bacon's work
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Lopez Avatar
March 19, 2010 at 6:15 PM
great job raul>>>>>> francis bacon is one of my favorite painters! you have made a great correlation with this write........
Brown Avatar
March 19, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Well the weekend is upon us and I am trying to get as many poems read as possible today as I will be gone most of the weekend from the Soup. I enjoyed reading your poetry today and I wish you a wonderful weekend filled with inspiration Raul. Love, Carol
Chircop Avatar
March 18, 2010 at 11:11 PM
You are the great poet....wonderful work,im enjoying your long poems as much as i enjoy youe haikus.Charma
White Avatar
March 18, 2010 at 9:24 PM
This is very powerful, awesome poem
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March 18, 2010 at 8:17 PM
A very intresting poem . I had the pleasure reading....
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