Nice Job Lyd, often we get lost into life's dark circles. Trying to climb out of the bottomless pit to who we once were is a struggle that can last for what appears to be a lifetime.

I love how you have conveyed this inner darkness and linked it to paintings. What an excellent idea, allows the reader to be drawn in even more while making the poem even more vivid.

WTG!

---Sher

Painting and drawing is also a great way to express oneself. I used to draw a lot when I was younger....my favorite stanza:

"with each and every picture
I slowly became a new me
someone, something
I never thought I would be"

great lines!...reading your poetry reminds me so much of me. its kind of wierd, I know. :) awesome job girl!