I am my art and my art is...

A voice in quiet places,
A shine in drab and grey halls,
A silliness among sober and somber norms...
It is a bottomless box of crayons that allows me,
Time and time again,
To re-draw the lines, the colors, the shades
That define my individuality.
Lines, colors and shades that, too soon…
Have faded,
Nearly lost,
Against the neutral backdrop,
In the socially conformed box,
Between the Political Correct lines.

US Navy Petty Officer, 2nd Class Patrick Paquin, Data Systems Technician
US Air Force Staff Sargent Patrick Paquin, Aerospace Maintenance Technician
Graduate of The Ohio State University’s College of Humanities and College of Design