WILLOCK 29

The interactions, conversations, and everything had come to an end. The most intoxicated and the most eager to leave had already said their goodbyes and departed,..as others set to carry their bags and make their ways out. I had indulged myself in some wine and was wandering through the areas where the guests had been. Various exhibitions were set up for them to enjoy and potentially purchase. I understood a lot about art, particularly literature and anything related to aesthetics and the philosophy behind art expressed through words and other mediums. I was sipping my wine and observing one particular artwork. It depicted a seemingly painful scene—a man bleeding as if from the touch of love, with a blade piercing through his heart and bloody stains on the blade. His hand clenched the blade, as if he didn't want anyone to assist in removing it, even stopping another hand reaching out to help.