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Falling

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You're always bound to fall,
there's nothing you can do...
The weight of gravity begins
to pull you down again...

So what are you to do now?
Stuck between the hope and doubt.
You get so close to clarity,
makes you question everything...


I drew this after reading "Burned" (No, it does not pertain to fire or fire injuries in any way) by Ellen Hopkins. The book is a tragedy. While it is impacting and thought-provoking, it will leave you depressed more than anything. I cried very hard after reading it. I would not recommend it to the majority of people.

The blanket sort of represents all of her problems. It's dragging her down into the darkness and smothering her light. She's also otherwise naked because she is vulnerable. She is alone. No one is helping or saving her.

The drawing was outlined with sharpie, colored with colored pencils, and than enhanced on Photoshop Elements.

-SPOILERS BELOW-


The lyrics fit perfectly because the drawing is Pattyn (at least emotionally) after the car crash where Ethan and her baby die. What I find most heart-wrenching about the story is that she was so close... She was so close to escaping that dreadful town, her abusive family, and her suppressive religion, but then they are pursued by the cops and they get in that stupid car crash. Then she commits suicide, and the worst part is, there wasn't much else she could've done...
Ethan made her so happy for once in her life...

-SPOILERS END-


Pattyn and "Burned"- Ellen Hopkins
Lyrics- "Out of Reach" by Matthew Perryman Jones

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