Lusting Self_Protection

Self_Protection,a wonderfully imaginative painting, is by artist Maia Stefana Oprea.

The verse below, I composed, to illustrate its affect on me.


Seeking asylum,

From a cold world,

We hide our true selves,

Protecting ourselves.



Layering one shell,

Upon another shell,

Sheltering ourselves,

One after another.


Until our true selves,

Become indiscernible,

From the shells,

Providing shelter.

See more of her work as *no-existence87 on Deviant Art.