The Lonely Artist

[Volaticus]

An artist can’t keep friends,
they simply can’t.
An artist must be lonely,
and they cannot love.
No one will want to watch you die,
every day.

Being an artist requires suicide,
after each stroke of the paint brush.
And after each new pencil tip, canvas, or sculpture,
An artist must be reborn.
When each new project is over,
kill yourself again.

An artist must let go,
of every identity they once had.
An artist must become something different,
so that they may create something new.

Hi there,
Just a few thoughts and suggestions..
I don't think you need the comma in L3.
Do you need the comma in L5? And again with S2 L1. And S3 L1.
I like where you're going with this poem. I think you could trim off some excess words here and there.
This is of course JMHO, to be used or binned at will.
Best,
LB