The Monster With the Golden Heart

by Anonymous

Artist Statement:

The sense of abandonment from birth - which I had some of - makes one feel like a monster, always different, and not human. It leads often to questioning the Universe: "Why me? What did I do to deserve this?" Through the long process (I am 69 years old) of being falsely accused of being schizophrenic, and spending 10 years on horrible life destroying anti-psychotics, where I witness many suicides, and had no sex drive, no imagination, and gained considerable weight through a series of halfway houses, and searching - eventually with help from family and a few caring professionals, I found my way into healing - somewhat - through art, poetry, and music. The journey, while it had and still has considerable darkness has taught me that, metaphorically speaking at least, some monsters have GOLDEN HEARTS.