I lost my voice

"I lost my voice" watercolor on 140 lb paper 11" x 15".
When I read Michaela's poem I was inspired to paint this. And later I used it in my book "My sad is sadder than yours". It illustrated this poem :
i’m out with lanterns, looking for myself

i lost my voice
trying to talk to people
who never listened

i lost my mind
trying to fit in places
i wasn’t welcome at

i lost my heart
sowing my love on fields
that weren’t mine to reap

I lost my soul
defining who i am
by what they said i was

i lost EVERYTHING
to the point
i lost myself
completely.

Michaela Malek