Borealis 2015-2016

Sometimes When I Least Expect It Sometimes when I least expect it This urge to paint my skin curls around my body, Permeating my brain with one single thought. Make. Art. My body is an empty canvas That has been waiting patiently, For 17 years to say what it needs to.

I would become personally acquainted with Van Gogh and Pollock Understanding and connecting with their thoughts and ideas, And cathartically finding myself along the way. Painting this technicolor armor

That would defend me, For the rest of my life. Shielding me from the world That chews up souls, Unprepared for its hardships. I would withstand The pain of living to the fullest,

Loving someone with all my heart, And laughing through all my tears. The hole in my heart That has been there since the first time I felt the urge to paint my skin. It will be filled, Patched up, But whole nonetheless.

Kenady Duesterhaus 12.23

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