Haligan | Teen Ink

Haligan

February 18, 2019
By Anonymous

Part 1


Pencil and paper,


All for a favor.


You walk on by


And stand by my side.


I never knew why.


I thought you saw a child


Even as I felt


My mind going wild.


I was losing control


And finally letting go.


I was letting my heart


Run wild and free.


Lost track of time,


Lost all common sense, 


And you saw it all.


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Part 2


I finally stopped.


I felt so numb.


It was finally done.


I no longer felt lost!


But in one quick grasp,


All was gone.


I never knew why

You took it all.

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The author's comments:

 Our art teacher, a man with a kind soul, let me in every day. In return, I would offer my assistance in cleaning up the art room. It didn’t bother me to lend a helping hand. I got to return a favor, lend a helping hand, and enjoy the art that surrounded me.

The day I found my art style was the best suffering of all. He took one of my drawings, and I never saw it again. It broke me because it was the first true part of myself I had ever known. All of me was put in that sheet of paper. I was finally beginning to understand, but he took it all before I could truly comprehend.


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