This is not who I am
La Reve 1932 by Pablo Picasso
I am not dreaming of anyone’s membrum virile.
I am not a man.
I am not a misogynist.
I am not a cubist
I am not dating someone 28 years younger to me by using my fame.
I am not up for the male gaze.
I am not full of myself.
I am not an inventor of art forms.
I am not blonde.
I am not competitive.
I am not Spanish.
I am not one to use abstract simplification of line and form.
I am not lounging on a red armchair.
I am not a believer of separating the art from the artist.
I am not excused from being held responsible for my work.
I am not someone who can paint human figures.
I am not one who looks at women as muses to further my career.
I am not hurting people around me during my process.
I am not problematic.
I am not from the Fauvist era.
I am not asleep so that someone can paint me without my consent.
I am not living a glorious life.
I am not a genius.
I am not dead.