On Failure

[Verse]

I was thinking about Van Gogh recently

I was never really a huge fan of his paintings

But I wouldn't say I actively disliked them either

It's just never been my thing

I found myself thinking about a specific Van Gogh painting

Which I've since learned is called "Landscape with Snow"

I looked it up to see if it still looked as I remembered

And it pretty much did

But this time, I decided I liked it … (Oh my god)

I can't explain why (You need to leave)

This all led me to Van Gogh's Wikipedia page

I wanted to find out if history considered him

Primarily a landscapе, portrait, or still-life painter

He did thеm all

I browsed the page and didn't really find my answer

But I did come across the following sentence

"Van Gogh was unsuccessful during his lifetime

And was considered a madman and a failure. " (Damn)

Damn.  I mean, I kinda knew that much about him

Wild life, wasn't famous until after he died, etc

But even considering all that, I kept going back to that sentence

Van Gogh started painting at 27

And only worked for about 9 years before committing suicide

And while that's not that long

He did make around 900 paintings and 1000 drawings

I guess I say all that to say this

As a guy who recently decided

He somewhat likes a single painting by Vincent Van Gogh

For reasons I can't quite describe

It does make me sad to see a man with mental health issues

And a passion for art summed up as an "unsuccessful madman failure"

Even if he was in fact financially unsuccessful, and kind of a madman

A failure?  I dunno

I kinda like that Landscape with Snow, and I'm glad he painted it

[Outro]

Is that what I'm saying

I guess so, but

Is that what I'm saying

I guess so, but