[from a Kate E. Austin-Avon multi-medium painting 'Self Portrait'] <br /> <br />I tear out this sheet of knowledge <br />Discarding it <br />Apparently, no one has <br />Any aspirations <br />To read these experiences <br />Besides, I have more to vocalize <br />Than one sheet <br />Words keep running off the sheet <br />I begin to express myself loudly <br />On account, my words <br />Becomes meaningless <br />No one examines deep enough no more <br />My self-portrait vanishes <br />From the stereotypes hurled at you <br />Keep supplying hints <br />Loudly, I present my true self <br />Communicating various ways <br />Explaining constantly <br />To be not invisible <br />Yet you believe in these stereotypes <br />not in me <br />I do believe in myself <br />You apparently don't <br />not even in yourself <br />It seems I can't escape <br />These stereotypes <br />I've tried every opening <br />It continues to be <br />Overshadowed by <br />Stereo-typical lies<br /><br />R.K. Cowles<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/stereo-typical-lies-abstract-art/
