Author's Note: I wrote this poem originally during December 15, 2018. Clerihew themes consist of a brief, four-lined stanza with lines of different length, and with a distinct play on words that may render a humorous or ironic view of a certain famous person or perhaps an event, or even a theme likened to a certain person. For me, from my study of van Gogh, I saw a tortured artist who was immersed and trapped within the depths of his emotions, pain, fears, and a state of utter confusion. The play on words are there in this poem, and so is the tragedy of the man himself.
Poetic Themes and Categories: Angst, Anxiety, Art, Depression, Emotions, Life, and Pain.