Art

Sometimes an image is what we need,

Sometimes words fail those who'd speak,

Sometimes color line and form say it best,

Sometimes we must speak in deed,

Sometimes we use fiction to at truth peek,

Sometimes art to what we need to say can lead.

The truth is we look back at childhood through rosy lens,

The truth is that's not an honest look,

The truth is more than warm emotion,

The truth is shown by an artist's pens,

The truth is we had fears that our souls shook,

The truth is childhood has the depth of an ocean.

The truth is that hubris has a cost,

The truth is sometimes you have to fall to climb,

The truth is even the fallen can teach,

The truth is the way forward is never lost,

The truth is shown in pixels in good time,

The truth is the mighty must also upward reach.

The truth is mental illness isn't fun,

The truth is it's not a badge of honor,

The truth is perpetual struggle inside,

The truth is it's often never won,

The truth is shown in precise line and color,

The truth is that from these things you needn't hide.

The truth is hardness of life isn't misery's guarantee,

The truth is that even in poverty you can find joy,

The truth is adversity can make joy sweeter,

The truth is true happiness does not easily flee,

The truth is shown by graphite strokes by a beginner boy,

The truth is so long as there's a little light you can be misery's cheater.