A FEAST FOR AN ARTIST

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We take inspiration from others

Include them in our words

Make them the subjects of our art

We use them as therapy

To remedy our broken egos

Till we can begin to feel whole

Through the scraps of their spirit

Some view others as a blank canvas

Simply a space to project their many thoughts

Rattling around, absorbing energy

Isn’t it just human nature

To put suffering onto another soul

Or steal theirs

And manipulate it

Warp it

Write it down

Paint it

Sell it

Make it something pretty

More appetising for our audience

Perhaps it’s the most human thing to do

Maybe we’re built to take

Yet never to give back

Except in the form of our pain

A feast for an artist