HeyJaredDarakhth
Art, Poetry and Prose: Created with love and excitement by an English Literature student turned Lawyer turned Artist (recently). Musings of a recovering perfectionist, overthinker and ardent advocate for art and creativity.
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- Sep 18, 2026
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- Jul 25, 2026
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Through the Storm (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWhat made you stay? No one else did. You have the world outside beckoning you to be swayed away from the ties that bind you here by my side. Does staying here not stifle your eagerness to fly? Do you not crave for the familiarity of your kind? Or the warmth of the unbridled moonlight showering you with the shards of stars silently stolen from this stormy sky? I've seen the world glowing, a pleasing sight when I soar through
Fallen Apart (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI took the fall long ago, Some call it a fall from grace, I named it 'my calling'. liberation not from life but from restraints that rules intended to impose for my lifetime. Proverbial deaths of faith, customs and rituals. Manmade jail... where the victim of the parade, melts before the flame, that prepared the food the offering festivals only complete if blood and sweat were torturously achieved. The path was varied
Together (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI only whispered “I'm tired” Too tired to utter more, The silence took over. Pervasive enough That my breaths Started annoying me, Haphazard, teasing, Pulsing, pressing Proving I'm alive… Till they reached out… Slowly, Holding on Where life leaked, Close enough For me to lean, Steady, sturdy, Standing tall, Unassuming, Stringing me along. They just exist… I live Within their folds. Held, helped, Honoured For reaching out, Ca
Art created in August 2026 (opens the original)
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Hello everyone!I am back with my monthly directory of artistic endeavours :DThere were lots of experiments this month - Portraits that were a little more similar to the real faces, finally :D ;)Faces that were depicted in values; Blooms in metallic acrylic paint with a watercolour effect; Palette knives, ink, markers and brush pens were used and nervously explored;Live portraits drawn during a Substack Live, a first for me; Some spooky and dragon art and sketches; and so much more! Happy Art-Scr
Amiss (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedSomething tells me Things are not okay behind the veils of habit lies my instinct to shed all the shame. Shame inherited to cower down voices my needs tried their best while yearning for a patient hearing, an embrace welcoming, a heart healing. Stop asking me to remember the child within I recall nothing, only bits here and there that remain embedded heard in whispers at random, unwittingly clear. How does one extract memori
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