Painting with Words

People see me take on a canvas
Ready to paint from wizards of fantasies to earthly grass
Armed with mediums such as paint, brushes adn pencils galore
A new world opens as i unlock a door

My mediocre skills have reached both space and time
But with courage and perseverance, the ladder i continue to climb
I never had a voice except through my paintings where i'm free
But when i lost it, when it was taken...no one could longer see me

I never felt so low in my entire life
The emptiness was unbearable through the troubles and strife
I became the nothing whom i was
Nothing I did seemed right but low in what it was

With the little that i had, i had went on living
With the dream that faded, i had to go searching
Shattered and fragmented, one should wonder where to head
One finds himself bewildered...what to believe in what is said

What i had was nothing
What it cots is everything
I thought that it was all over and that i had no where to go
The lies and the bitterness did have it toll

But through the darkeness came the light
I saw that there was more to me and i had to continue the fight
I saw something that no one needs to see to know it's there
It's something present everywhere

I learned the meaning of art
Before i knew it, i was given a fresh start
I started to create a new voice, a new persona
That's when i found nirvana

I found peace and hope
I found joy which helped to cope
I was able to get back on my feet
The tale i now share to the people I meet

Never give up no matter how hopeless it seems
Never surrender and reach for your dreams
Painting, for me, is no longer confined to paper
It is now made from every letter

This is my tale, confusing?...maybe...
But this is life...it's never really easy
You have your own...i'm sure
No matter what your situation is, you'll get through it for sure.