He was a star. His nova is over. After he died, he kindly removed his mask, revealing himself to all. He who devoted his life to becoming genderless, ageless, nameless. He who hid himself for the sake of his art. He who made himself become an invisible voice as a stepping stone to becoming something greater: a messenger of his own words. He devoted his life To meticulously transcribing his own messages into his own words in his own font and delivering it to his people anonymously. He was faithful until the very end. He gave his talent, his livelihood, and asked for nothing in return. Not even recognition. He gave all that he had until his supernova, his judgment day, his detonation. He will never create anything else. Iām not sure which loss is greater: his life or his art. Regardless, in the midst of the destruction, We will love him more than ever before. In the wreckage, he became Art. Let us rejoice him quietly. Let us mourn him quietly.
copyright Kate Dempsey 2010
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I must confess that I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that I wrote this; I hadn't originally wanted to put this one up. Oh well, I've written things that I'm far more ashamed of.