Hello everyone! How are you all today? I’m in an allergy-induced cloud right now and it sucks. Certain ways I move, it feels like my head is about to explode! C’est la vie! I don’t like it one bit.

I was searching through my Sheezy Art page recently and I came across a lot of my old poetry I wrote. Wow, I used to have a lot of darkness burning within me. Much of poetry was depressing! It’s funny, because generally, I’m not a depressed person anymore. So why the difference? My first two years of college I was dealing with a stalker ex-boyfriend who was rather abusive when I dated him. I made a lot of mistakes with this man that I am now smart enough to avoid, but I have a lot of regrets because of things I did to save myself from his fist. I had a lot of angst and depression because of all of it, but, because of it, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. A lot of my humor stems from my tragedies I faced in life, as well as all the craziness that ensues around me. It just amazes me where people’s strength comes from and I’m proud of everyone who can muster strength to surive anything.

As I mentioned in previous posts, writing helped me get through a lot of stress and darkness. Like the aforementioned, a lot of my writing had a darkened tone to it, but I did have some humorous poetry and stories mixed in. So, today, I would like to share with you some of my writing from the past. Here goes!

Love Always,

Mari

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Snow is falling, acting as prelude to the bitter cold that is arriving in a few days. I’m tired of cold weather, and sometimes, I’m tired of the snow even though it’s so pretty. I’m not a fan of winter; it’s depressing and drags on too long. All the bleakness makes it hard for me to feel fervent, which, if you think about it, fervent sounds the opposite of what it truly means. Anymore, I just feel so down and hopeless and it’s hard to find that silver lining or little glimmer of joy. Click to read more …

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According to Alex, “anything can be considered art as long as it promotes thought” (Beckett, “What is Art?”). In Sketching House’s first blog, I said that “everything is art,” in a very broad and general way without really elaborating on what I meant by that; that was back in October (Dominguez “Everything is Art!”). However, I’m an academic and a stickler for details and the “why” factor, so I feel rather foolish now for saying “everything is art,” when, in fact, there are cases where things done in the “name of art” is drawing the line between creating and doing something abnormal and citing art as the reason. After analyzing Alex’s post (I’m a Bachelor’s in English, analyzing is what I do), I shall now reply to what his thoughts of what art is with my rebuttal on what I now think should be considered art. Click to read more …

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