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"The Truth is a Lie"

June 23, 2015
By J.P.S. BRONZE, Canastota, New York
J.P.S. BRONZE, Canastota, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die." by Drake


Art is a root that is the seed of greatness

our education is ruined and we have become faceless,

We follow the path that is set by others

stripping the world of her colors.

I don't understand why we have become black and white

without colors we have no use for our sight.

 

Red stands out like the blood of humans,

Our generation has given in to our demons.

We focus on money, fame, and war

this is not a topic that we should ignore.

Let's all stand for what we believe in,

show the true colors, not just of our skin.

If we live in a lie that we teach is the truth,

then we are just slaughtering the minds of the youth.

 

It's time for the world to unite and change

From shore to shore, just stop the blame.

 

The truth is a lie that we all teach

so let's focus on art, it's almost in our reach.


The author's comments:

We had a project about art classes and how the arts are treated in education (especially in New York) and i wanted to right a poem that exspressed what everyone was feeling. Art has become a victom of the Common Core system and my Drawing & Painting teacher wanted us to make a hexagon for the Hexagon Project. We needed an artist statement, so i wrote the poem "The Truth is a Lie." Art is not just painting, it can be music, literature, and photography. Because so many people have a stigma towards the arts, it has lost it's value in education. Art is not considered a Common Core study and we wanted to show that it is.   


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J.P.S. BRONZE said...
on Jul. 13 2015 at 9:50 pm
J.P.S. BRONZE, Canastota, New York
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die." by Drake

@Nadia.A, Thanks for the great feedback!

on Jul. 12 2015 at 9:06 pm
Nadia.A PLATINUM, North Vancouver, Other
24 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Find what you love and let it kill you." -Charles Bukowski

WOW. This is so beautiful and strong. Full of feelings and very moving. You are very talented!!

J.P.S. BRONZE said...
on Jul. 12 2015 at 7:39 pm
J.P.S. BRONZE, Canastota, New York
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die." by Drake

Thank you for your feedback @Merveille! Hopefully everyone likes my poem!

Merveille GOLD said...
on Jul. 12 2015 at 12:01 pm
Merveille GOLD, Fulham, Other
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woah love the title.i think it's awesome you live in New York btw. the poem flows nicely and i believe too that the arts are important. when i studied drama one of friends said it was "easy" and basically said it wasn't a proper subject.shame on those people *tut*