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Pain into Words have Power


 

Pain.

art is pain manifested.

happy people don’t make art. happy people enjoy art.

artists make art to work through pain.

artists can see one another’s pain in their art.

if you think art is good, then do you think pain is good?

or at least useful?

from their pain, artists make art, that happy people enjoy.

museums are like old dungeons

full of the ghosts of people’s pain.

 

When pain is transformed into words

they then hold power.

 

Words can’t break bones

but they can break the spirit.

if the pen is mighty

what does that make the mouth?

the bruises on our souls

aren’t seen, but felt.

healing is never ending

so have compassion and

write write write

 

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