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Self Portrait

Twisted Grotesque Fate and pain embracing Going for a stroll inside my head My mind lurks in the darkness of insanity My veins are rivers, flooding my deliberations On my knees I confess as I thrust the knife yet deeper Overflowing red raindrops falling My eyes sunken Screams .... va-te'n va-te'n tite ange My heart rendered useless Glass shatters all around As the walls close in I long for the swamp Hidden away from humanity I carry a heavy burden wrapped in chains As I look into myself I strangle him Falling upon tainted soil I lie twisted Notes: va-te'n va-te'n tite ange is Cajun French, meaning " go away, go away little angel"

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Ana Espinola Collins

Date: 7/14/2014 8:56:00 PM

A Very dark emotional write and very tastefully written...I love how you managed to do that :) Ana

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/14/2014 9:31:00 PM

Thanks Ana, much appreciated!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/13/2014 5:37:00 AM

Very emotive and distrubing work..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/14/2014 9:32:00 PM

Hi Sarah thanks for your kind words, and don't worry the poem may be dark, I am not!

Toquyen Harrell

Date: 7/12/2014 11:36:00 PM

I put what I want to say in a poem. Don't hang it up yet.

Toquyen Harrell
Date: 7/14/2014 9:38:00 PM

Gonna get you for spelling my name wrong :) I am glad, Arthur!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/14/2014 9:34:00 PM

Thank you Toguyen, very kind of you, when I write, is not about me, I am happy as a Clam, I am usually inspired by the stories of others and I like to put myself in their shoes when I write, thats all! This one was in part inspired by the writer Tami Hoag.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 7/12/2014 4:45:00 PM

Hey Arthur buddy you becoming darker and darker and sadder and sadder.. Won't you write some lighter one i mean light poetry by content ok..:) shall I call you soon king of poetic darkness. :o :d Lols joking aside the picture is gruesome, bloody and scary!!!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/14/2014 9:36:00 PM

Haven't you noticed? All my poetry is light poetry!!!! Read the answer above and to see what inspired this one!!!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/12/2014 9:36:00 AM

If I were to paint your portrait it would be infused with light. This is a disturbing yet intriguing piece. All of us possess some darkness not unlike what you have expressed here.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/14/2014 9:38:00 PM

Thanks Richard, then I have succeeded, this was inspired by the writer Tami Hoag and her writings of french Louisiana as well as a painting an artist friend of mine gave me!

Joanmarie Peranteau

Date: 7/11/2014 12:32:00 AM

I enjoyed this write Arthur, enjoyed the creative way in which you described the torment in this particular self portrait.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/14/2014 9:39:00 PM

Thank you so kindly JoanMarie, and if I may say, if I could, I would wipe away this torment from all of mankind if I could.

Tim Smith

Date: 7/10/2014 8:52:00 PM

I remember the days of the feeling of the knife deep in my heart...I feel your pain Arthur

Tim Smith
Date: 7/10/2014 8:58:00 PM

A couple of cold ones will dull the pain..lol

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/10/2014 8:55:00 PM

I had no pain at all until some comments, now I will jump on a bed of knifes!!

Casarah Nance

Date: 7/10/2014 6:16:00 PM

You are twisted Arthur! is it the angel that haunts you or the demons? fate and pain embracing, yes it is a twisted!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 7/10/2014 8:58:00 PM

Thanks Cas, I did this thinking of all the self portrait paintings portraying their inner pains and fears, but also as I was reading a novel about Louisiana, and added a wee twist of Cajun to the poem