A laden paintbrush,
wet and heavy with intent,
slides with relief down a canvas,
then relishes its messy journey to the cup.
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The artist has no ill-intent,
the canvas waits for its next layer and becomes profound,
and the brush is caught in the middle,
somewhere between heavy and relief, heavy and relief,
as it pulls itself full and empties its lines across the stretch.
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Another curve,
a "not quite" stroke that the painter holds scrutiny over,
but will learn to love when the canvas is full of color
and the brush has finally given up.
About the Creator
Lisa Herdman
I'm learning to be wildly inappropriate, ridiculous, needy - and alive.
Thank you so much for all the support!
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To be the one caught in between the artist & the art, simply an instrument, little considered, barely remembered, cast aside when spent. How many of us spend our lives, rarely if ever as actors, simply as instruments of another's will? Thought-provoking & compelling.
Lisa - As a 'Stick Figure Artist' I can relate! If you have a moment please view my "Choice" you'll see what I mean. - Vocal Authors Community - Jay Kantor, Chatsworth, California 'Senior' Vocal Author
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