Inspiration

Marcalix Lemene ‘27

This artwork is about the time that I became extremely art blocked at the beginning of the year and was beginning to worry since the AP 2D deadline was approaching quickly. So I prayed to God to help me figure out what to do with myself since something I keep so dear to my heart became so hard to do. I got a response and God laid a hand on me and told me that I could just make an art piece about being art blocked. Therefore, the image depicts me not only smiling at God's hand for helping my art journey progress, but also the fact that he helped me out of one of my toughest (and quite frankly scariest) times.

Sand in my Eye

Smile with broken glass 

in your mouth

as you remember the shards

of life they lived,

bringing pained weeping to your heart.

Bleed just enough to handle

the karma of their love. 


Celebrate! what they have done

in their passing and past

letting them die only

at the tail of thoughts,

thinking of them or whomever.

Forever feast on their memories—

sinning with a teary maniacal grin.


Plant flowers where they lie

when even the sky

falls down with its puffy emotions

crying on their grave,

wetting the earth with sorrow.

And even tomorrow,

and even in time that follows.


Find somewhere of

anywhere you love

to speak with ashes around

your voice and tongue,

scraping knives while exhaling.

Commemorate the seed they sowed

with but words show.


Adam Zimmelman ‘30

This poem helped me think about the pain and price of loving someone after they have died. It wasn’t a specific death, but more of the concept behind grief. I explored the theory and process of dealing with extensive emotions that follow you after and during a funeral. It more enraptures mourning who you become around the (dead) person.