Undiscovered Gems (53)

With the launch of the "Undiscovered" browsing option, there are a TON of awesome artworks I've been finding and admiring, and I just have to share them with you guys.

I WILL be taking suggestions for this series, as well, so if you discover something while browsing the bowels of dA that you think needs to be shared, please send me ( betwixtthepages ) a note titled Undiscovered Gems.

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Undiscovered Gems (53)
today's theme: need to be said

     
I knew a girl onceA miscarriage is more than a faceless loss
It's an abandoned hope and a life no one but the parents know.
Christmas mornings with ecstatic excitement for the ambiguously wrapped boxes.
Soccer games and the big score, and the broken leg that comes along with it.
Goldfish burials in the porcelain grave to mark the loss of Bubbles. RIP.
Awkward family portraits that never turn out right, but are always on the Christmas cards.
Band events and the big, off-key crescendo that is worth more than any Rolling Stones concert.
National Honor service projects that are moaned about, but are secretly loved.
Broken hearts and first crushes, and that little bastard down the street you could kill.
Picking out corsages for the nervous night of first mistakes.
Graduation and all the pictures she complains about, but is thriving in.
Leaving her alone in the August dorm room, knowing she is soaring from the nest.
Walking her down the wedding aisle, to give her to the little bastard you never killed.
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I hope you found something here to fall in love with and admire!  Please show your support by ing or commenting on these beautiful pieces--and don't forget, I'm taking suggestions for pieces to feature in the future!