where did all my senshi go?

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sometimes... i pull up the old art in the gallery. i stare at it as if i was someone else and try to psychoanalyze the artist. i did notice something.

i used to draw strong-looking girls. sailor senshi in their primes, staring down the enemy. i had kick ass characters. they died... yeah. on the vine, too. it's pretty sad. i should probably mourn them. i see no reason to resurrect them.

i stopped doing the things i love. i had kids. a bunch of them. i love them... of course... i don't want to place blame. i can't really, in the big picture, if i had continued to pour energy into my art, i wouldn't have such gaps (that i fall through and drown beneath). i put that energy into my family... which is now tearing itself apart. often, though, i really feel that my art could have been better supported in just about every way. i had to build those supports myself, shaky and stupid, and they make me feel so sad... so alone. so stupid. so... so... stupid.

god this is hard.

anyway... i've been trying to build up the strength for months to commit to coming back to drawing STRONG WOMEN. no more little girls hiding in the bushes. no more submission. no more scratches on the skin... for my own enjoyment and courage to grow. because i'm growing whether i like it or not... and i must guide myself somehow. being guided by others has gotten me approximately nowhere besides absolute hell itself.

so here it is. i'm gonna scratch and claw. i'm gonna hurt people. i'm gonna take his head off. i never wanted to do that... forgiveness is way better than revenge... but i come with them both.
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Romanian-Enchantment's avatar
YAY for Strong women! I'm excited by this journal! I loved your art when you were doing the bad ass women. I still love your art, but the amazing women was what first drew me in. :D

Don't forget to have fun! If you don't, it's not worth it!