Poetry

Art

SimLingThee
Sim Ling Thee

A dropA splotchA paintbrush gone astrayA crashA puddleA mug of milk collapsed on the tableA shriekA fault lineA gaping tear on the paperA kidA toilet breakA sister folding artwork into a paper planeA binA careless handA father throwing the masterpiece into the trash

After much gasping and searching and berating,After much crying and panicking and apologizing,You lose hope, you feel resigned:You think the artwork is terrible, the biggest disgrace of all time.But when you finally find that piece of art,You take a looooong look.You step back and think to yourself:Perhaps this is art.Perhaps this is art.

SimLingThee
Sim Ling Thee, 13
Singapore

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