This painting is one of only two portraits I have ever painted. A portrait? you ask. Consider that it is not only our eyes that see. Has anyone ever told you that they see you? No- not that kind of see.. but that they really SEE you inside and outside! See into you. Understand you….
Painting: Bones & Dust
These past three years have changed all of us. Not only in the collective, obvious ways. You may have changed on a personal, interior level in ways you did not intend, nor could have foreseen. You may even be upset with yourself that you don’t feel the same way about certain things. Wondering if you…
Poem: No Matter What Happens
Breathe in, remember Breathe out, forget I know no word such as regret Everything we have is now this light, this day, these words from this heart will find their way Breathe in deeply Remembering it sweetly, it will become today again Breathe out and see your breath in the morning chill Keep it warm…
Painting: Thank You for the Minutes
This painting was painted on top of an older painting I had done which was called “I’ll think About It”. I think I was running short on stretcher bars at the time, but the name seems rather fitting as I do tend to think about things for a while before making decisions. So I started…
Amor Hoy
Sí, Te amo. Yo soy nadie, pero soy lo mismo que todos. Soy ella que rechaza, y la rechazada en historias paraleles. Ayudamos cada cual otro cojeara lo largo de tan nos convego. Esperamos encontrar permanencia, e igualmente esper huirlo. Hoy elijo entenderte. Hoy me mantendrás compañía. Cada dia, tenemos que escoger, otra vez.
Sorrow, Shadow, Reflection, Rememberance
I heard every word and each syllable you never uttered aloud. Acknowledge, by now, that communication is not contained inside words. Spaces between words may taste sweet as honey But sorrow is never sweet. To heal yourself is lonely work, lacking permission from the tribe… I bear the load with you, and I bear even…
Poetry: There is No Justice
You will rape my soul of all it is worth to Then call me money hungry When it was love you wanted but refused to give The white woman takes advantage of undocumented immigrant, headlines will read and I still empathize, The ignorant woman, who thought we should buy a new garden hose… how disrespectful!…
Morning
Morning washes over me in a heavy net Warm, weightless, yet unable to move Remembering brings the flood from my eyes from a nightmare that I cannot recall of trying to express inaudible words. You said something to me in a dream last week but I didn’t understand it, and can’t remember what it was…
Today’s Thoughts on Love
You called me, and I was here, when you needed me most I did not turn you away or think of consequences It was an expression of Love to back up my words with actions because actions are the real investment. It has cost me dearly… Actually, it is costing me you. Now I need…
Solamente quiero que tu seas feliz.
Don’t you want to be happy along with me? Show me your heart, take the risk, remember who you were before the harsh and jaded ones taught you what man is supposed to be. You don’t owe me anything simply because I have invested years. I have not given those years to you. I have…
Poetry: Separateness & Dissolution
A Few Words for Today 11.11.2023 I understand. There’s no graceful way to acknowledge It. Life’s ebb and flow is keenly sharp Given time. Even for all, that is in deep waters, Reveals what is concealed Better left unsaid, the things we cannot change. Currents take us, Best drift and let it be. The outward…
Erica St. Amanze 