Goodbye
Melissa Bender

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"Goodbye...": This picture was not created explicitly about my depression but, looking back at it now, I realize that it was indeed part of my creative inspiration. I was approaching the end of one of my work terms, and was moving away from someone I had grown close to and very fond of. I felt grief in the realization that this person, who had helped me through numerous dark times, would never be there for me in the same way again. This picture reflects that sense of loneliness and loss. Yet, despite my misery, there is an aura of affection that encircles me - the aura left behind by the angel who touched my life. That aura stays with me to this day.

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