Alone.
The word that best describes my life
By myself since a young age
Friends seem to be a myth

This pen is my only companion
With this I feel like a champion
I want to share these feelings
But people are fleeing

I don't drink, smoke, or sleep around
So the world hates me
I believe in God but I'm not religious
So christians want to spite me

I don't fit in the crowd
So I  spend time with myself
I try to be nice
But I don't like their lies

"Go away" they say
I just wanted to say hey
They're having a good time
I just wanna laugh too

I'd like to laugh again
With someone who cares
I'm not like other people
So I'm left alone

Always left alone
Someone is always better
My days are always rainy
I can't stand this weather

So enjoy your friends
Don't take them for granted
Or you'll end up like me
Alone.

Art is beautiful
Fills me with life
Like a relaxing vacay
It takes away my strife
Or adds to it

No one talks about the dark side
Art isn't always pretty
Its a wild beast that has to be tamed
Many have failed
Many are ashamed

Its the poet vs his art
The artist against the craft
A boa constrictor squeezing the life out of you
Only the passionate survive

Its a bad Taylor Swift song
Puts you in a trance
And makes you listen to it even if you don't like it
Yikes.

You'll jump! Hunt! Scream! War!
You'll take it or it'll take you
The artist must craft the craft

You'll be afraid
Don't show it
Take art by the tail
Make it yours

Once this happens
You'll soon realize the beast wasn't there
It was your own fear that held you back
Just a shadow exposed to the light

You are your art
Discover yourself and your art will bloom
Into the craft its meant to be

- Logan D.