one two start attack
turn the volume up
let the rage begin
feel free to hurl
a few crispy phrases
keep it going till sun rise
if still yearning
to tell a few home truths
throw them in as well
the remains
of a broken basket
keeps popping up in her dreams
sorrow swims in her jagged thoughts
she is missing her tresses
since the mad pilgrim
chased her and sheared her head
saying it would make her wise
Brett Whitely , Australian artist struggled with heroin addiction for most of his adult life.He died of an overdose in 1992. This painting is part of an autobiographical tryptich
illustrating what drug addiction feels like.
monkey on a back
the painting mirrors the pain
not worth the agony