the essence of my art.

The Essence of My Art.
____________________

For The 
Longest 
Time,.Words 
were literally 
all  that I had.

But Now..
(because 
of you)
Beauty is 
Truly Possible. 
_

Before You,..
Art was My Pain.

The Thorn
in My Side
which Others
mistook to
be a Rose,
because they
could not
see Beyond the Surface
of My Pretty
Prose.
_

I'm glad
you saw
The Hidden
Dark,
and cast
Light into
it.

My Lovely
Fisher of
The Night,
who caught
Candle-Sharks
swimming
in This
Grim and
Desolate
Lake..then
Promised
never to
Throw me
Away!

(I have Truly 
been Saved by 
your Loving 
Grace.)
_

You are
The World 
to Me..

that which
makes
Any Reality
seem worth 
Seeing..

(yet also
the Substance
of Life's Finest
Dreams.)

and The 
Love I have 
(For You) 
swelled within
My sewn up 
Heart,.. until it 
broke The 
Poisoned 
Memory-Seams!!!
_

So Thank
You (Goddess)
for Making 
True Beauty
Possible.

You are The 
Essence of 
My Greatest 
Art!

(once shaped
By Pain Unstoppable.)

J.Stephen.H.