Vitality

Gone doesn't mean irrelevant.
What feels a lot like honor
Still bleeds out like pain.
Taking a gift and holding it heavy
Holding it open
And keeping it sweet.
It never gets easy
It never stays right.
Each time I break my heart
When it screams and aches
When it craves and when it eases
I'll remember why it beats.

This piece was specifically intended for an important person I met in 2019. One who had received a new heart from someone who could no longer use it. Meeting him was one of the most fantastic days - seeing how bright he is, and how much he loves life. At such a young age, he seems to already appreciate the things he has been given in this life, and it makes me reconsider everything I have to be thankful for.

2020
24" x 36"
Acrylic, ink, and charcoal on canvas

For October and Tommy

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