The Wound

The quote that inspired this piece was from the Sufi poet Rumi. This is the full quote:

"I said: what about my eyes?

He said: Keep them on the road.

I said: What about my passion?

He said: Keep it burning.

I said: What about my heart?

He said: Tell me what you hold inside it?

I said: Pain and sorrow.

He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

After growing up in a neglectful household and spending my teenage years in an abusive relationship, I have found a love for life again through art and meditation.