Poem about boy from a book I read
Asher Lev thrown between two destinies, Art and Religion
Determined to follow both, but drawn to one
Unable to stop and destroys himself
When he realized he couldn’t be both,
It was already too late
He realized that the ones
That truly respected the
Art he drew
Were not
Of the ones he truly wanted
So he tried to mend
The broken hearts by traveling
This pleased his father
And he gained the hearts of
His loved ones,
The ones he truly wanted to
Please.
But when he made the
Two heart breaking
Crucifixions
Both alone
Show the unfinished
Themes.
He broke more hearts.
Along with the
Ones he gained back,
His mother’s, his father’s, and the Rebbe’s.
So all the
Trust and respect for
His gift of art
Fell in
A pile of waste.
When he realized that in his heart
He knew art was
Both demonic and divine
It was too late.