The Struggle of the Artist | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. The Struggle of the Artist

The Struggle of the Artist

March 18, 2014
By VanillaButterfly BRONZE, Copperas Cove, Texas
More by this author
VanillaButterfly BRONZE, Copperas Cove, Texas
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
View profile

I take out a regular square
It's intimidating how naked, how bare
It is, not to mention the blinding white
And the pressure to get this right.
Take a deep breath, here I go
Watch the pencil flow
See it glide across the paper
I now remember to savor
Little moments
Like this one.
The picture is almost done
Just have to finish shading the sun
My fist moves across the page
Leaving swirls in several shades of gray
When the pencil is done dancing
It drops.
Stop.

© Nicholas K., Weldon Spring, MO

The author's comments:
I think every artist has experienced the anxiety and frustration that sometimes comes with creating a piece of art. I tried to capture the experience through this poem.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Doll House Living
By sgrace SILVER
West Chester, Pennsylvania
sgrace SILVER, West Chester, Pennsylvania
5 articles 22 photos 18 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
When this poem felt eternal...
By KICK3593 PLATINUM
Roslyn Heights, New York
KICK3593 PLATINUM, Roslyn Heights, New York
49 articles 0 photos 74 comments
View profile
Poetry
Nothing to say
By niceenouf PLATINUM
Garfield, New Jersey
niceenouf PLATINUM, Garfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As we move on, you forget, we both move on, with no regret.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
The Moon
By Izzy Hare BRONZE
Camano Island, Washington
Izzy Hare BRONZE, Camano Island, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Med-O-Lark
By Mew13 SILVER
Princeton, New Jersey
Mew13 SILVER, Princeton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surly vote for the purr.&quot;<br /> (Barbara L. Diamond)

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.