poetry on Love

LOVE

by James Riggs

sometimes I think that I've got things all figured out

then you throw me a curveball and I strike out

it's how you look in your eyes

soft and fair like the morning sunrise

kisses like dew on the soles of your feet

then I see past those eyes

see a knife wielding side

see how I let you in and then you begin….

you dig.

how far can you go though?

china is not inside my chest

there is no other side,

nor is there a diamond in that cave for you to find in my breathe

it seems sometimes we let love get the best of us

it only comes in like a morning fog

then the suns rays come in and it dissipates as quickly as it came

do you not see the steam or the lava behind my grin?

do you not understand that all we have is time?

do you not want to take advantage of this so called love?

and this time is not on our side just as that damn fog…

damn knife wielding whore on the foot of my bed.

damn sun for coming out and evaporating that cool clean air which can drown you in a moments notice

someday I should learn to swim

I already know how to run, 

but i just can't get far enough

Some different views of myself (self portraits)

sometimes I can be a monkey man

sometimes I can see it all

sometimes I can't tell who I am...

newer pieces of the past few weeks!!

Latest Mural

Newest mural painted for "TO DO or DYE SALON" in Brookfield il. This piece is painted in reverse from the inside out on the main window of the shop.

Cave Mural

This is a cave mural which Painted in a basement on concrete walls. It consists o spray paint and household rustoleum brand paints. Thre spray paints were the hardest part to work with do to the lack of ventilation down there.

Duvel painting

Here is another Duvel painting I did which is hanging at The Hop Leaf in Andersonville. This was a solo Show I painted at in celebration of Belgium Independence. 

I came as a rat

Here is a new little series created with the past weeks. "watering can rat". This piece was designed for outdoor use. The concept is to place him on walls where weeds are present growing. Everyone needed a little help while we had no rain.