i’m an artist
first and foremost
a centrist in a tempest
of emotion
and sometimes,
i’m a leftist.
a skeptic
destined to be tested
by the deftness
of a menace
vested with a lexis
to seduce
but today,
i'm defenceless.
reckless and
detested by
a voice
on the basis
of a baseless lie
i'm an artist.
a faceless fool
with a scarlet harlot
an alarmist.
a jester with a song
in the midst of
his darkest
moment.