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J u s t l i k e y o u. She enjoys
sitting on her bed
in her over-sized T-shirts
with her over-sized jeans.

imagining a different life.

She likes to have her controller in her hand,
having her guitar staring her right in the eyes.

She likes to ignore her heart,
as it causes too much pain in her life.

beauty"you're beautiful."

"thanks."

"why don't you understand what i'm saying? you're beautiful."

"because girls tell me it all the time."

"yeah, but they don't mean it like i do."

"yeah?"

"your face is beautiful, i'll give you that. sad puppy eyes, birds-in-flight lips, rocker-sloppy floppy hair. but your heart --"

"oh god."

"no, let me finish. your heart is so much more. you could fit the world inside there and feel it ache. that's what your pulse is. it's not blood, no ventricle contraction or atrium expansion, it's love. it's the ache of the world in your chest. that's why you're beautiful."

"why does it hurt so much?"

"because love

Teach Me How To Be InspiredSomeone came up to me once, his eyes were grey and soft, and he asked me, "Teach me how to write, please?"
Frowning, I looked at him, "Write what?"
"Teach me how to write beautiful poetry, I need to be able to write poetry," he paused, "But I never know what to write about...."
In that moment I understood my friend's problem, "Okay," I said, "Write about the reflection of the sun's light on water. Write about how at sunset it bleeds its rays out onto the wet sand to create copper fields. Write about the gritty grip of that sand between your toes, like the most adoring lover it'll never let you go and you'll spend the rest of your

self destruction"i don't need you anymore."

"why, because you're happy? you're not fucking happy. you wouldn't know happiness if it sat next to you on a train."

"i -"

"what, am i hurting you? you don't know what hurt really is. you think cutting and starving and purging is pain? let me show you what pain really is, then we'll talk."

"please, no -"

"you're afraid it'll hurt too much? you have no idea. try living. see what that's really like. life is pain. living is pain. breathing is pain. sitting there in agony and doing nothing -- that's what hurt really is."

"wait -"

"not some petty heartache, not your day-old hunger, not your sore throat, not your

what kind of poet am i?i have never drank
and i have never had sex
i am not a bottle
filled with sand like regret,
and i do not smoke.

i am wrapped in a robe of scars,
and my heart is pepper.
it is spiced and it is littered
with holes through which light
does and does not pass.

i have never awakened
to an empty bed
shared in the night and
broken in the morning.

i have never been in love
with a sheet of skin that i have touched.
i use touch as a coping mechanism.
wanting as a coping mechanism.
it makes me feel like a human
but unlike a poet.

what kind of poet am i?

all I can do I want to help you stay happy

And be the best friend I can be

Lend a helping hand whenever it's needed

Chase bad thoughts away

Erase the invisible scars

Help you solve your problems

Keep your smile real

Be a shoulder to cry on

And comfort as best I can

That is all I can do for you for now

Perfectly ImperfectHow many times have we looked in the mirror
Hating what looks back?

Pinching the fat we see
On our hips
Stomach
Thighs

Tempted to just smash it
So we would never have to look
At out degrading selves again

Sometimes we cry
Or scream
Or curse

Or we find other things to hate
Teeth not straight
Eye color we hate
Nose too big
Pimple here, pimple there

Self-confidence is so hard to find
When you're hit hard everyday
With advertisements saying

'This product will help you lose this many pounds!'
'Wash your impurities right away with this cleanser!'
'Fix your smile right up with invisible braces!'

Basically

'Buy this product to

Perfectionist.Editing imagination,
Envisioning words,

Past lies,
Crossed out;
What to say?

And what not,
To do?

Brains dead,
Missing links found in constitutional dread,

We can't think.
So much working,
With little sleep,

Unable to edit,
Just to tired,
Wanting to bed it,
So fed up of this shit,

Just wanting to fall into a deep dark pit,
Of nothingness,
For,
These words,

Fall so mistakenly,
As,
I,

Just wish,
To edit,

This little debt,
Of my frets,

Into continued nothingness.

Indecision.Looking inside,
Baby tears fall,
Through her soul,
Tearing its seams,

Indecisive,
She can't choose
What to show,
And what to hide,

Locked inside,
Clawing through dust,
Just to change

Who she is today,

Her frown is deep,
Slicing through,
Her soul,

Cockroach eggs,
Line her frail spine,
Weak,
Alone,

Begging to know,
Whether she,
Is perfect.

Or horrible.

Love's ThornBlood.
Blood everywhere.
Hands are shaking.
Body's aching.

Take the pliers.
One by one I pick them out.
Flinch even touching them.

Why so much pain in such a fragile place?

Grab one tight,
pull with all my might.
Scream to cover the pain.

I thought you gave me the roses to show,
compassion, how much you cared, love.
No.
You burned the roses and
shoved the thorns deep into my heart.
Leaving me broken and bleeding.

Now I cut myself open,
tearing back my skin.
Feel my heart,
with its faint beat.
Covered in your thorns.

Still bleeding profoundly,
I pluck them out.
One at a time.
Each bringing a tear for
your love that

what i cannot understandwhy is it
naughty
to show
that you would walk
to the ends of earth
to make your lover happy,
to hear him whisper your name
in the shroud of the dark,
to put a smile on his face,

why is it
dirty
to want to make your lover shake,
to press your hands against his chest
as he separates you both
and unites your bodies
in black and white,

why is this filth,
smut,
unclean,
rubbish,
uncivil,
heathen,
untamed,
wild,
disgusting,
disrespectful,

why is it
wrong
to show that you are in love?

RapeI am a 17 year old girl
My eyes sparkle in the daylight
I have a smile that can light up the whole room
I have an amazing family
My friends are the best that anyone could ever ask for
My boyfriend is amazing

Someday I am going to live in a big pretty house just like the one I grew up in
When I graduate I am going to go to a good college and learn to do my dream job
After college I am going to marry my prince charming
And we will live happily ever after

I will have beautiful children
And I will love them with all of my heart
And when they grow up I will become a grandmother
When the time comes I will die peacefully in my sleep wit

I am...                     I am abnormal
                                        I am different
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by *griffsnuff, Mar 14, 2011, 7:23:19 AM
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Why does art need to be perfect?

Why throw rules on how to become a good artist onto us?
Why give us direction on how to do it right?
Why send us to the greatest artists for learning?

Why do we need the best learning to become good artists?

Cant we choose what we want to create, in the way we want to create it?

Our flaws is not a negative barrier.
Our flaws can create new and exiting things.

With our flaws we can create something no one else has created.

Only going for what is and looks natural is one of hundreds of paths.
And its not the only "right" one.
You have the choice to go all the paths.
There shouldnt be just a few to choose from, you make up your own.
Art isnt restricted and neither is your imagination.

Art doesnt need to be perfect to be amazing.

Artby *griffsnuff

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Not everyone wants to become the artist who can paint photorealism or make perfect anatomy.

Me on the other hand love to go into all types to learn as much as i can, not everyone want that, they probly found one thing they like, if that is furry art, anime, cartoon, sonic, mlp, that is what makes them happy.

theres no rule saying that you have to learn 100% proper anatomy, color theory etc. to be able to create something awesome, or even sell your art.

You choose this yourself. And you shouldnt be taken less serious if thoose things arent what you want to do.

I see alot of artists looking down at people who dont draw proper anatomy because it makes their picture look wrong.

Why does it have a need to look right?

Art isnt perfect. And it shouldnt have to be either.

We put effort into things we feel like we want to make diffrent, or improve. This can take alot of time, and its diffrent for everyone.

Personally i dont want to rush into getting everything looking amazingly right. I have fun with my art and I do it at the time needed.

And neither do i believe that you have to draw "good" to create something awesome.

BUT before people who is all for learn anatomy and rules flame me,
LEARNING anatomy and all the other rules can be an advantage, because then you can choose not to use it.

Rules are here to be broken just as much as used

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~FreeStyler7 Apr 7, 2013 New member

This so spells out art!

~IenzoRenaNipah69 Aug 18, 2012 Student Artist

This is beautiful! ~~And true!~~

*Mentem-Cor Jun 28, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I should probably let you know I printed this off and have it pinned up on my cork-board :3 Its very inspirational, and I think a lot of artists will get into that comparison trap(I know I do). Applying a set of rules to being an artist, is unrealistic. It's art for gods sake, its a creative process and being creative should have no boundaries or limits.
That said, I do agree every artist should at least learn the basics of anatomy and color/shading...all the fun stuff, but I will say that is not what makes you a good artist. I think every single artist out there is amazing and wonderful in their own beautiful way...you stated this easily.

Anyway, thank you so much for writing this prose, its helped me get out of that damn comparison trap as an artist. It's very well said, and has really earned the attention.

*griffsnuff Jul 1, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

:'D AW yay! Im glad ^^ Glad it helps

*Mentem-Cor Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

~bloodyrose506 May 7, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you! You inspired me to do the mission of my school's visual arts club! :')

*griffsnuff May 9, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

:'D Awesome!

~Pennyadodumuss Dec 29, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Now that's Art.

~AnarchisThinker Sep 24, 2011

Yes, pretty true. Our art teacher focuses on shading, shading and more shading, but the art I like to do is cartoonish, so shading is no matter there... -_- I'm lucky that on DA, I've avoided both receiving and giving this kind of stupid nonsense that art has to be a particular way.

~NADreamer Aug 6, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Well said.

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