such a wonderful contradiction
to contemplate the truth underlying fiction
for no matter the skin
a heart is dressed in
within those veins
the lifeblood’s the same.
…
I’ve once heard
“politicians use the truth to tell lies,
while artists use lies
to tell the truth.”
…
a life without art is not a life at all
art
is the story of ourselves
with ourselves placed
as far as can be.
…
self-loss
and self-discovery
becoming one and the same.
THE CLOSET MYSTIC 