Lonely Guitarist
Veronica Provder
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Mournful-
Packed away against a wall
Hanging on for dear life
On the tan colored guitar
Strumming away the time
The only happiness he possesses
If only-
The darkness wasn’t slowly engulfing the gleeful spirits
Eating away at the little joy
Silently staring down at the filthy ground
Quietly watching strangers pass, staring at him in contempt
Lacking pity
Lacking sympathy
Simply feeling disgust towards the elderly man
People whispering around him
“Look how ugly the man is”
“How can one even become so emaciated”
The man ignores them
Even though-
He feels all their words
He feels the way they stare at him
The strangers feel his pain too
They can feel his sorrow, his loneliness
You can see what the man is going through
See it in his bones, his eyes
But-
No one can relieve his pain
About Veronica...
About Veronica...
Grade: 12
Bio: I’m a senior at American Heritage. I enjoy traveling and visiting art museums. In my free time, I play lacrosse and journal.
What artists and/or writers inspired or influenced your work?
My source of inspiration was Pablo Picasso’s painting, The Old Guitarist. I have always been drawn to his work, and I wanted to create a story for one of his pieces.
What is your ideal writing environment?
Since I reside in Miami, I am fortunate enough to live near the beach and can make it my writing space.
How do you resonate with your piece? Why is it personal to you?
This piece is personal to me because it is inspired by one of my favorite artists, Pablo Picasso. I resonate particularly with this piece because it represents a loneliness that I relate to at times. I feel that loneliness can be cured through kindness, which is what is missing from the strangers passing by in the poem.
Image by Pablo Picasso via https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28067/the-old-guitarist
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