Sixteen Years Old 48"x44" oil paint on canvas 2/87 $2,500 This painting (created at age 27) is a reflection on my high school years. I spent a lot of time reading my old journals as I wrote the poem which is scratched into the surface. See the poem below. View 1 View 2--Detail Text from: Sixteen Years Old I'm sixteen years old angry pressed into a nonsense world too much pretense too much mindless conformity too much plastic, concrete, steel I want things to be simpler I swim Where will I fit into this world? Surrounded by my parents answers it's hard to find my own I push away I swim my anger I want someone to understand me to listen, to be close I want to be held but sex is scary I'm lonely I want things to be simpler I swim fast and wonder- can I scream underwater without anyone hearing? All images included in this site are protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Comments about this website: webmaster@HarryMcDaniel.com