Do you remember
The scandals you blamed me for?
There are more to come.
Do you remember
The scandals you blamed me for?
There are more to come.
Patience and Scotch tape
Can’t mend a malfunctioning
Piece of equipment.
You force a laugh
and agree with me?!
Passiveness kills.
The train crawls into the station
Slowly, spitefully
Our frustration means nothing.
Overlapping sounds
Fill the station at rush hour
I feel so confined.
I sink in slowly
into the night’s tempting grip.
…I am still awake
I cover my face
I know that I’m becoming
A human canvas
Reading tiny text
My eyes feel vulnerable.
The checkup scares me.
The steady whirring
Of old machines fills the space.
I just want to sleep.
Strong but elegant
Forms soar and fill the space with
Mystery and life.
The warm breeze guides me
Through my silent walk back home.
I keep my eyes closed.
A good movie can
Transport you for days on end.
The plot has thickened.
A beautiful day
I didn’t experience…
Laziness triumphed.
A simple moment
Of quiet contemplation
Reawakens me.
It is frustrating
To see people rush without
A care or a glimpse.
Emotions run wild
As I’m flying through the air
Perfecting my leap
The second floor of the Museum of Arts and Design was packed with tourists and wealthy patrons. As I made my way through the eager crowd to see the “Picasso to Koons: The Artist as Jeweler” collection, I could easily share in the enthusiasm that filled the room. The collection featured brooches, necklaces, watches, and pendants from painters and sculptors of the 20th and 21st centuries including Pablo Picasso, Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Louise Bourgeois, Keith Sonnier, Donald Sultan, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol. The pieces were reflective of their creators’ artistic styles; Picasso’s iconic abstraction made it into his gold pendants and Magritte’s taste for the surreal transcended into his fragile but impactful brooches. Jewelry may not have been the artists’ main forte, but the pieces were distinctive as well as immaculately crafted. In a stunning display of imagination and craftsmanship, the exhibit kept me intrigued and eager to create.