when drawing,
you always choose the best pencil
or pen
or charcoal stick
that will suit your needs.
when starting out,
you have very light lines
you're taking your time,
making sure little details are perfect.
soon everything is familiar
you're drawing
and rubbing
and and coloring
and god it is so beautiful.
then a mistake happens.
you erase it and tweak it,
maybe 2 or 3 times.
your past pencil marks still remain.
you slow down a little more,
paying more attention.
you don't feel the same though.
you tweak some more,
but now your drawing isn't the same.
you still love it,
but something just is different.
perhaps you erased too much,
or fixed what was already fine,
or maybe your pencil marks
were just too deep.
and maybe that's how love works too.
