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“It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.”
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“Artist
I don't mind
being the non-essential.
Even a child takes
its mother for granted.
It does not run back
to its mother until it's hurt.
Nobody first thinks of water
when they arrive
at an exquisite dinner party,
until they are choking.
I don't mind
being the non-essential
knowing you will come looking
when things are broken
and nothing else works.
Art is non-essential
Until it is not.”
―
I don't mind
being the non-essential.
Even a child takes
its mother for granted.
It does not run back
to its mother until it's hurt.
Nobody first thinks of water
when they arrive
at an exquisite dinner party,
until they are choking.
I don't mind
being the non-essential
knowing you will come looking
when things are broken
and nothing else works.
Art is non-essential
Until it is not.”
―
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