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January 15, 2012
By chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
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chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
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At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.<br /> <br /> Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.<br /> <br /> A poem is never finished, only abandoned.<br /> <br /> Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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I'm painting a picture
with the colors inside me.
Black, for the sorrow I've felt.
Red, for the love he gives.
Yellow, for my curiousity.
Green, for my earthy humor.
Purple, for my creativity.
Blue, for the tears I've cried.
The splatter painting
on the wall is a jumbled
mess of emotions.
Just like me.
I clean off the wall
and put all my colors
back inside of me.
I bottle my emotions
back up where they have been
for three years.
There they are and
there they stay...
Forever.

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XCBVIA GOLD said...
on Sep. 13 2013 at 9:01 pm
XCBVIA GOLD, Delaware, Ohio
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NGU. Never give up.

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OMG i so wish i have been on. I really really love your stuff. You've posted so much more since I've been gone. Hope to talk to you soon!
chloena_garrett GOLD said...
on Jun. 18 2013 at 12:21 pm
chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
19 articles 13 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.<br /> <br /> Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.<br /> <br /> A poem is never finished, only abandoned.<br /> <br /> Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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Thank you! :)
AriShine GOLD said...
on Aug. 13 2012 at 3:37 pm
AriShine GOLD, Norcross, Georgia
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This is inspiring. Love it!
chloena_garrett GOLD said...
on Mar. 8 2012 at 8:41 am
chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
19 articles 13 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.<br /> <br /> Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.<br /> <br /> A poem is never finished, only abandoned.<br /> <br /> Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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ahhh thanks scene! :D
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 26 2012 at 7:10 pm
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND, Honolulu, Hawaii
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&quot;It&#039;s better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Luara Moncur

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This is great! the use of paint as your emotions is ingenius! I have sometimes felt like ive painted every room ive ever known just to pull the paints back in...great job.
chloena_garrett GOLD said...
on Feb. 7 2012 at 9:43 am
chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
19 articles 13 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.<br /> <br /> Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.<br /> <br /> A poem is never finished, only abandoned.<br /> <br /> Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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okkkk lol thanx anyway
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Feb. 5 2012 at 11:41 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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:) Awesome, superstar. I didnt really love the ending but that was still an incredible poem :)
chloena_garrett GOLD said...
on Jan. 31 2012 at 8:27 am
chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
19 articles 13 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.<br /> <br /> Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.<br /> <br /> A poem is never finished, only abandoned.<br /> <br /> Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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Thank you. I realized that my emotions could be represented through colors and that is how I got the idea for the piece.
Aginger GOLD said...
on Jan. 30 2012 at 7:03 pm
Aginger GOLD, Bingen, Washington
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&quot;Why are you so busy trying to fit in when you were born to stand out?&quot;

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Wow, this poem is beautiful! It is the perfect combonation of pain, emotion, and beauty. I have never thought of bottling emotions in terms of a painting but this is very clever and relevant. Well done!