Incarcerated Scholars Conference Art Gallery 2024

The Identity of Love

Larry (LC) Chapman

Knox College Prison Education Program, student

Illinois

Love has a smile
To receive it is a blessing
Its rarity is pure
I perceive it as perfection
Love has a strength as graceful as its presence
Such beauty is a gift
Oh such beauty is the essence
Love has a touch
to feel it is to heal,
and when adversity approaches
that feeling is the shield
Love has a meaning
It’s the pinnacle of truth, the identity of love
Is identical to you

Artist Statement

I like to write about the word “Love” because it’s selfless and it really helped me understand the benefit and the sacrifice for the other person.

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