Starving Artist

December 10, 2019

I want to be a

Starving artist.

I want to be the starving artist

Who runs out a couple times a day for their project.

I want to be the starving artist who

Only runs for house supplies once a week,

Who comes home with only a few bags of fruits and vegetables.

I want to be a

Starving artist.

I want to be the starving artist

Your parents don’t want you to be,

Who they don’t want you to like.

I want to be the starving artist

Who won’t sleep or eat or..

Until their project is finished.

I want to be the starving artist who

Writes successfully and finishes projects

At the same time.

I want to be a

Starving artist.

I want to be the starving artist who

Sings so beautifully that people

Stop outside my window.

I want to be the starving artist who

You worry about through enjoyment

From the art they produce.

I want to be a

Starving artist.

I want to be the starving artist

You know has enough money to live

But chooses struggle.

The one who lives in a

Minimalistic studio and clothes from a thrift store.

I want to be a starving artist.

I want to be that starving artist.

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