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Don't Do Flowers"I bought you a rose" he said
and it was finished before it began.

See,
I don't do flowers.

I don't do flowers, like I don't pay for sky,
or sunlight,
as if to buy some dirt.

To what extent
can't we be bothered?
To use what we have -
To say what we mean -
But we can't.

So we let something dying
represent love

and I can't stand
idly by;
so I don't do flowers;

I'll do it myself.

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Don't let those young ears rest
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Trashing some present with each passing second
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And it'll be there
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Radioactive Roadby *carrieola

Traditional Art / Collage

©2011-2013 *carrieola

brief collage with found card. found a whole deck of them; they're fucking wonderful.

~EyesLikeAbsinthe Jan 17, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Very cool

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*carrieola Jan 17, 2011 General Artist

Thanks as always, my dear.

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~TorrenKlaimer Jan 16, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I LOVE this one. What does the character say?

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*carrieola Jan 17, 2011 General Artist

"Road" of course.

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~object000 Jan 19, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

Ha ha! I didn't realise either...
Really like the angles and textures on the bottom bit there...

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*carrieola Jan 20, 2011 General Artist

Thank you, love. I feel as if, to catch your eye, is a grand artistic accomplishment.

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~TorrenKlaimer Jan 17, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

...I feel stupid.

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~Aneirin-Aryon Jan 15, 2011 Professional General Artist

Wow, this is interesting. : D Radioactive... road... hmm. Follow the yellow radioactive road? I dunno. I hope that bus is lined with lead. XD

This does look really cool. I like the texture of the paper. This piece feels minimalist, elegant, and I like it, you used just the right amount of stuff I think. The design is fresh and interesting, not overcrowded. It looks good. ^_^

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*carrieola Jan 17, 2011 General Artist

Yeah, it just sort of happened accidentally. The 'radioactive' was left over from my Atom piece.. and those chinese cards... well... more to come! lol.

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~Aneirin-Aryon Jan 17, 2011 Professional General Artist

Ah. Chinese cards, cool. : D

Looks cool. ^_^ I'll look forward to the new works.

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