| The Man Within
This goes out to anyone and everyone
and nobody in particular
It goes out to those in my past,
My present
And those who are still yet to come
It is about you,
But more importantly it is about me.................................
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There is a battle that brews inside
It lives in my heart, and grows in the mind
I've been gone for so long, that
It seems I'm learning who I am
And where I stand
With the powers that be
The One who created me
I can bring you to joy and peace
And I can bring you to tears
Making your soul come to its knees
But have no fear
For…….
When I say something to you
When I express a thought with those few
It comes from a pure place
Even if I don't say it with much grace.
If I give you the benefit of the doubt
Don't scream and shout
That I'm weak
that I'm among the meek
If I forgive you over and over again
For eternity on end
It means I'm showing you love
For it's pure like the heaven above
When I share a story with you
Thoughts and feelings come through
Why do you take them, turn them around
And spin it like a merry go round
You pass judgement on me?
Don't put me in your corner
Just let me be….let me be
me
Enjoy the moment
For however long it is
Don't think about tomorrow
And fill my future with sorrow
Don't put that expectation on me
Just let me come to you naturally
In my own time
Grant me freedom of mind
Don't abuse it,
Don't misuse it
Be a person of your word
Walk what you talk
Or don't talk at all
Give me that decency
Show me your honesty
have confidence, have power
but Don't act like a coward.
Cause I'll lose respect for you
If you give me something
And expect something in return
Did you give out of love?
Or was it out of love for yourself?
To gratify the self
I need space, I need time
I need the freedom
To think, do, say, paint, and write…
Whatever I want
If you take that and twist it
To form some kind of opin-ion
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Based on YOUR experience
You just put me in within your fence
So
My walls will go up
My mouth will close up
My heart will still feel
But my expression to you won't be real
I have only myself to rely on
I'm here day in and day out
So it's time go
To a place I know
Where I can work on my mind
Work on my body
Expand my heart
And hone in on my art
I have a talent you see
it's God given
Shit , it was free.
It would be a shame to waste it
True love, I can taste it
So I take my brush
My pallete
and load it up
The colors are applied
My greed is set aside
It will be a fight..I know
Lonely nights….I'll grow
But the search begins
For the Man within.
R.Arriagada
4/2007
18" x 24"
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 | one of your masterpieces...this painting says so much. so much meaning behind the colors.i envy your gift. you are blessed. | -- Keefa La Puchi, 10/30/08
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| 'The Zeitgeist directed me to your site via wetcanvas.com. This is my first ingress into internet contact w/ another artist; however I found your prose so compelling, & the image so haunting, I had to write. I remember 'imagining' the world as you do. Too many years of heartbreak and hardship have chiseled my soul into a monster I no longer recognize. I was a poet, an adventurer once...now I cower and scream as the spirits fight for my soul. My art is my solice...without it I would crumble. Thank you | -- Lee , 3/9/08
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