simple canvas hangs on my wall.
no frame.
no glass.
the canvas, that's all.

hung it high.
above the TV.
so when i look up
it's what i see.

no colors, a simple scene.
black on white.
kinda like me.
know what i mean?

simple art on a simple canvas.
a house. a home.
there in the mountains.
a river flowing gently by.

black on white.
not pencil or charcoal.
not oil or water color.
not even crayon.
Marks-A Lot.
for God's sake, Marks-A-Lot.

and on that canvas
are eight simple words-
"if I wasThere, I wouldn't Be Here."
don't know why
i hold those words so dear.

Copyright ©2002 steve patterson