Self-Portraits Hearten Being

They hold the moment, represent the face.
As artwork or pictorial snaps,
self-portraits capture visible traits.

Selfies abound in virtual space,
display image across digital apps.
They hold the moment, represent the face.

Artists use mirrors to render, embrace,
copy their features, create facial maps.
Self-portraits capture visible traits.

Vincent showed light despite bandaged state,
paired his ear dressing with winter cap.
They hold the moment, represent the face.

Frida embodied a symbolic place
as her neck bled near the comfort of cat.
Self-portraits capture visible traits.

They hearten being, free mortal weights.
Artists’ paint truths, express inner gaps.
They hold the moment, represent the face.
Self-portraits capture visible traits.