The heART of Healing
I started with one pencil, dull and grey, To sketch the words i couldnt say.
Using my art as a shield that i could only wield. Protecting the wounds that i never revealed.
Like a flower with no thorns, my roots were trampled, my petals were torn
It seemed like my body was made of scorns. Without my art i felt so blue, a version of me that wasnt true.
But rain is a healer, and storms cleared; I found my voice and outgrew my fear.
I saw that my skin, once a source of my shame,
Turned into a canvas for someones elses pain. The pain didnt break me: it showed me the way
to turn someones "dull" into "vibrant" today. So, i put down my pencil-its had its time-
to leave the dull shading and scorns behind. Im picking up color to show i am free,
Splashing the hope that has blossomed in me. From the sting of the past to a healers new mission,
im painting a future with focus a vision.
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Primarily autobiographical journey of artistic healing and self-discovery.
Multiple interconnected ideas: art as shield, flower metaphor, rain healing, voice-finding, transformation.
Predominantly positive arc: shame to freedom, pain to purpose, dull to vibrant.
Active verbs: trampled, torn, picked up, splashing; builds momentum toward climax.
Approximately 24 lines; falls in 16-30 range.
Rich metaphors: pencil as shield, flower imagery, rain/storm healing, body as canvas.
Pure lyric first-person voice; introspective, confessional, no dramatic distance.
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