The Artist
MY SOUL IS PAINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE
THERE ARE NO GREYS THROUGHOUT THIS CONSTANT FIGHT
PENS AND PAPER; PAINTS AND CANVAS
REMIAN BLANK UNTIL THE ART OUR MINDS DO HAND US
RED TURNS TO PASSION, LETTERS TO WORDS
GREEN BECOMES ENVY WITH ADJECTIVES AND VERBS
IT'S NOT ALL MAGIC REASON OR RHYME
SOMETIME IT COMES DOWN TO JUST THE RIGHT TIME
BEATEN, BATTERED, TOURTURED, AND SCARED
ONLY THE ART MATTERS WITH OUR HEARTS MARRD
DREAMING THE DREAMS THAT NO ONE CAN SEE
CREATING THE THINGS THAT NEVER CAN BE
WE USE WHAT WE CAN GET BODY WOOD OR STONE
AND IF IT CAME DOWN TO IT WE'D EVEN USE THE BONE
FROM ONE MIND TO THE NEXT WE ALL ARE IN TUNE
SLOWLY BECOMING EXTINCT WE ALL SENSE OUR DOOM
FINDING INSPERATION IN THE DARKEST OF PLACES
USING EVEN MOST OF DEFORMED OF FACES
IN FRAGILE MINDS CHAOS AND ORDER
WE SEE THE SKIES WITHOUT A BORDER
WITHOUT THE EARS NO ONE WOULD BE HEARD
AND WITHOUT THE ARTIST TOUCH LIFE BECOMES ABSURD
Copyright © Andrea Smith | Year Posted 2005
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