The young artist felt wretched
where he sat against his shadow
in a state of utter despair
The young man had become upset
With everything
And nothing in the same
The young artist had lived a life
where his chest pained
and he was full of misery
The young artist wanted to be a part of anything
his story was not inspiring
but tragic
The tale of the young artist
is a fatal fate
that he would never escape
The young artist painted his piece
with fine horsehair, wood brushes
and dark blue and red
The young artist was manic
painting his expression
with his heart aching
The young artist finished his dark work
and felt as though he would cry
where he would never be able to stop
The young artist mounted the painting
so it looked over him on the tall wall
and he felt he wanted it to stop
The young artist was being consumed
by the shaded voids of painting
sucking at him with its darkness
The young artist ripped his piece off the wall
to stop what he thought it was showing him
but when the painting was gone the feeling didn't stop
The young artist realized the feeling was inside of himself
and he was the symbol of the painting
he found his solution in death
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Melancholic & Other Poems
Poetry"Melancholic and Other Poems" is a powerful debut collection by Nicholas Kyle Edwards that invites readers into a profound exploration of the complexities of mental health, particularly as experienced by adolescents. Through a strikingly unique free...
