Art Reflecting Life

A kaleidoscope of disturbing
And enigmatic images
Flash now before my mind’s eye.

A cerebral menagerie,
Painted from long forgotten memories
That were tucked secretly away
In the back corner of my mental studio.

They are now being displayed
In my mind's personal gallery.

Shocking reminders of youth
On blood red canvases,
Depicting moments of cruelty and neglect.

Abstract images of confusion and loneliness,
And various black and white portraits
Of heartache and pain,
Now arranged in a horrific collage
Of misery before me.

An unscheduled showing
To remind me of what I fought so hard to forget,
And put behind me.

But as I reflect,
And now admire the perplexing
And unsettling collection laid out before me,
I realize how I have successfully erased my past.

I have painted a new life, a masterpiece!
Full of beautiful lines and brilliant colors
And I now find comfort
As I now let my wonderful life
Reflect the art my heart now produces.