Artists and Popes

Paintings unsold
children unfed
emotions ignored
storied unread.

Hearts on the sword
wars cloaked in red
purple-hearted pope
the artist is dead.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Dietrich Avatar
January 22, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Wow. This is good work succinctly stated, Anthony
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