The Unbearable
(Autobiographical Poems & Drawings)
About The Unbearable
(Excepted from "Conquering the Inner Demons," Danny Castillones Sillada journal)
“Porque también somos lo que hemos perdido…”
(Because we are also what we have lost…)
~ a quote from the movie “Amores Perros”
"In early 2003, bored, desolate, and depressed about my artistic career, I started to write and draw the objects in my surroundings using an ordinary ballpoint on paper. These were objects and little creatures that I saw inside and outside my rented apartment.
"The process was like putting back the pieces of the puzzle: finding words or objects that would arouse the urgency of my creative mood. Consequently, the short poems and drawings reveal the lingering convulsion of my soul, tinged with satire and bleak humor.
"Looking back, I did not realize that my existential plight would yield such a modest anthology of confessional poems and drawings."
(These artworks are part of 56 ballpoint drawings and 56 poems.)
“Porque también somos lo que hemos perdido…”
(Because we are also what we have lost…)
~ a quote from the movie “Amores Perros”
"In early 2003, bored, desolate, and depressed about my artistic career, I started to write and draw the objects in my surroundings using an ordinary ballpoint on paper. These were objects and little creatures that I saw inside and outside my rented apartment.
"The process was like putting back the pieces of the puzzle: finding words or objects that would arouse the urgency of my creative mood. Consequently, the short poems and drawings reveal the lingering convulsion of my soul, tinged with satire and bleak humor.
"Looking back, I did not realize that my existential plight would yield such a modest anthology of confessional poems and drawings."
(These artworks are part of 56 ballpoint drawings and 56 poems.)
Lost & Found Doll
Lost & Found Doll, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
lying unnoticed
on the busy street
like this abandoned doll
i once lost my path
lamentably, i never found
my way home
~ Danny Castillones Sillada
The Bird Cage
The Bird Cage, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
calm, desolate,
bereft of any presence
my soul
has just been trapped
inside.
~ Danny Castillones Sillada
The Bible
The Bible, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
the dog-eared pages
had long been silenced
for almost a decade now.
i still remember though
the beautiful story
of a prodigal son.
~ Danny Castillones Sillada
The Rosary Beads
The Rosary Beads, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
sliding
through my fingers
like a woman's
erect nipples.
~ Danny Castillones Sillada
The Marbles II
The Marbles II, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
rolling and finding
a tiny hole on the ground.
i'm still digging
my own hole
in this
destitute world.
~ Danny Castillones Sillada
The Tiny Left-Foot Flip Top Slippers
The Tiny Left-Foot Slipper, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
abandoned at the corner
with a broken strap
whoever owns it
must have already found
a new one
~ Danny Castillones Sillada
The Garbage Bin
The Garbage Bin, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
brimming
with crumpled
papers:
the repository
of my conceived
and aborted
thoughts!
~ Danny Castillones Sillada
The Burning Candle
The Burning Candle, ballpoint on paper by Danny Sillada
in no time
it will die down
and so
am i
~ Danny Castillones Sillada