Becoming

*Reclining Nude* 16" H X 20" W Oil On Linen

Defiant
Not
To
Be
Life’s
Client,
My
Impulse
Was
To
Be
Free,
Deny
Every
Confine
Of
Society
And
Make
It
Fit
My
Wily
Style.
For
Years
I Existed
On
A
Smile
And
A
Strong
Back
To
Make
Up
For
What
I Lacked.
Funny
How
I Was
Mistaken
About
The
Truth,
Trampled
Somewhere
In
My
Heedless
Youth,
But
Now
I Can
See
I Painted
The
Timeless
Secrets
Into
The
Present
Me.