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IMustBeDead ā€” To Awake And Avenge The Dead

Published: 2007-06-22 22:37:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 10069; Favourites: 302; Downloads: 16
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My dad died when I was 14. I moved on pretty quickly, I guess I was never one to dwell on the bad things in life. After burying him, I have never been back to his grave.

I loved my dad, and I thought he was a great person. Yet when he was gone, I really didn't spend to much time thinking about him, or crying about him not being here for me, or anything that was expected of a person my age when they lose a parent.

Now that I'm getting older, I'm starting to realize that although I never spent to much time dwelling on his loss, he has effected me in his death, even as much as he would of had he been alive still. I am the way I am today because of the things I have gone threw or not gone threw. My father not being in my adult life, has shaped me in a certain way. To be honest, I really love who I am, and am very happy with where I am going. When people ask me if I would trade back the years and have my father back, I tell them no.

I wrote some lines after he died, because I saw that my sister was terribly distraught from it, while I was not. I loved my dad mind you, so it felt weird I guess you could say, to not be that sad.

The words were

"You never disappear from the corner of my mirror
And when I turn around you're never standing there
I never dream of you while I'm in my sleep
I never think of you thinking what you think of me"

Now that I am older and I guess a little more understanding of the situation, and just how much he is a part of my life without being here, I have taken the line from Thrice's song "To Awake And Avenge The Dead" and added the Chorus line onto the end of my own words, which is "But I still feel you despite your tombstone"

And what you see on that note in the middle is a marriage between the words.

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Side notes- The girls name is Jessie. She has amazing collar bones, haha I love those. I love when a girl has good fashion since, makes my pictures wonderful. Her necklace and shoes were awesome.

Hope you all enjoy it, as always the photo means a lot to me. I thought I would upload a conceptual piece early since it was done, and today is DA Day, seemed fitting.

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PicassoEnigma [2016-03-25 23:32:44 +0000 UTC]

two people died in my life, I could throw a third one in but that was way back when I was merely months old.

By the time the second person (my dads cousin), I was completely unaffected. People always complain how I seem to ignore people's emotions and make hard, cold decisions and say the brutal truth at inconvenient times

talk about the Green Lantern Guardians, am I right?

But anyways, I guess when I get in my sixties and reflect on my life maybe just maybe I'll realise the impact they had....

Best wishes to you, your father and whoever else might've died in your life. May their spirits move on and may you become the very best of them all.

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IMustBeDead In reply to PicassoEnigma [2016-03-29 07:54:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the kind words and stopping by to view the work!

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PicassoEnigma In reply to IMustBeDead [2016-03-29 08:20:45 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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Minecraft4Life0 [2013-08-23 23:40:52 +0000 UTC]

Hi, my name is Smirky, And i am a blue humanoid dog with a baseball cap and clothes. I was happily living my life, till some multicolored penguins came and now on 9/19/13 All of my kind, Pirates and Pixies will DIE, just because the penguins. I have recently escaped to the human world, and now i will get revenge. If you dont post this to 137 users before 9/19/13, YOU will die along with me and my kind. Here are some examples.


Case 1: Phoenix was a smart attorney. When he saw this letter, he did not believe it. but OH WAS HE WRONG! On the day i died, He mysteriously Disappeared and the only clue to his vanishing, was a hair from his head in his trash can...


Case 2: Maya was a 17 year old girl when saw this message and believed it. She did not have a computer, so she only could post this on a library computer. She only had time to post this 75 times, but when 9/19 Came, Her favorite game closed, and she was sad forever...


Case 3: Lotta was a gullible woman, When she saw this chain letter, she rushed and BARRELY sent it to 137 people. And when she went to sleep, i used the last of my energy to throw 1000 Jellybeans in her room, And when she woke up, She started eating her delicious beans...



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PicassoEnigma In reply to Minecraft4Life0 [2016-03-25 23:35:35 +0000 UTC]

seriously?Ā 

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blurxxfade [2011-05-12 22:18:50 +0000 UTC]

i have to say, you're amazingly brilliant.
also, i send my condolences, i lost my mother at 14. ruined my own life because of it, thinking my outrageous acts would magically bring her back. and now, three years later, i'm finally realizing that nothing will.

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IMustBeDead In reply to blurxxfade [2011-05-13 04:44:14 +0000 UTC]

so how you doing moving on?

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blurxxfade In reply to IMustBeDead [2011-05-14 02:40:34 +0000 UTC]

i'm not. i'm trying, i just can't let go..

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PicassoEnigma In reply to blurxxfade [2016-03-25 23:36:54 +0000 UTC]

high-five bro/sis, you're like me except I can only not let go on grudges.

Just think about the people who're still alive. The people that make this world worth living.Ā 

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burning-blizzard [2009-06-23 18:53:41 +0000 UTC]

featured. [link]

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clairamel [2009-03-02 23:20:20 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful and I'm sorry about your dad.

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KatieFenlon [2008-09-10 18:37:41 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I came across this picture and read what you wrote and have never felt so connected to someone, you have no idea how much this has helped me. I lost my dad about a month ago and I'm only 17, although I do really miss him sometimes I never and still haven't really dwelled on it, I felt like a terrible person while everyone in my family cried and I sat with dry eyes through it all. Lately I've been feeling guilty for not thinking about him that much, I still feel like he is affecting my life in so many ways even though he is not here, but I felt like an insensitive brat for not grieving like everyone else. Now that I read your story and saw that you felt the same way I don't feel as alone and I know that this can be a normal way to deal with this situation. Thank you

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IMustBeDead In reply to KatieFenlon [2008-09-10 20:47:03 +0000 UTC]

A lot of people will probably wonder what is wrong with you, and in fact they will probably tell you for many years that you are not over it and need to grieve.

But I guess we deal with it in our own way. And no one can tell me I don't care for him because I haven't visited a piece of fucking stone in the earth.

My father is not a grave to cry on.

My father is not an excuse to cry about how things are or should of been.

that is not grieving, that is not letting go.

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XHeadfirstForHalosX [2008-05-06 20:45:52 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful <3 it's really deep and meaningful and the words really illustrate the feeling behind.

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Juerxek [2008-02-09 02:49:38 +0000 UTC]

Nice picture! ! & i like how you think!

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ModelstudentSasha [2008-01-28 20:46:58 +0000 UTC]

O-WOW! Lovely picture! Lovely text! Now I want to cry. ;__;

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mascaradelove [2007-12-15 22:35:16 +0000 UTC]

Peculiar, I lost my father when I was 11.
I reacted as you did..

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Jawrjuh [2007-12-12 05:36:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow, really beautiful collection.

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MyLifeIsNotExist [2007-11-02 15:52:47 +0000 UTC]

oh, the artist comment is very emotinal... today I remember my best friend who died last December and I also found this photo, it's very good, I like it...

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Logic-is-Good [2007-09-24 05:02:34 +0000 UTC]

I really like the line, "You never disappear from the corner of my mirror."

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i-feel-so [2007-08-28 10:14:45 +0000 UTC]

I think i really get this... well, i can relate to it... My gran died wheni was ten and i was the only one who wasn't crying at her funeral, but i really loved her so much... this just makes sense to me...

[and i know its probably really random my faving and commenting your older work now too, but i couldn't help looking through your gallery, you just have some amazing work on here ]

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IMustBeDead In reply to i-feel-so [2007-08-28 10:20:59 +0000 UTC]

hehe I have no problem with you going threw old stuff.

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i-feel-so In reply to IMustBeDead [2007-08-30 11:47:48 +0000 UTC]

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Staraka [2007-08-10 00:50:41 +0000 UTC]

very nice.

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Yoin [2007-08-06 10:59:05 +0000 UTC]

oghh. It's great, go to favs

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Amelily [2007-08-05 03:23:28 +0000 UTC]

That's really cool.

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hidden-paw [2007-07-26 13:52:10 +0000 UTC]

a very deep and powerful piece of work. strange as it may sound i have a habbit of not putting pieces that mean alot to me on deviant art. but i believe u have inspired me to share more of my work.

love the 4 lines u've written, powerful expression and meaning in them.

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ut-fra-morke [2007-07-07 19:30:55 +0000 UTC]

buena composicion

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BlueGreenGrey [2007-07-04 20:19:42 +0000 UTC]

That was beautiful beyond all compare. Reminds me of how my main comic character's da died, and he wasn't as disdraught as his little brother. The only difference is that he is the only member of the family that visits the grave anymore. The others are all hurt too much to come.

People ask me the same thing about some of my lost family members or lost homes...and I've always told them no, as well.

A person can have no regrets. Because they'd be regretting themselves.

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IMustBeDead In reply to BlueGreenGrey [2007-07-04 21:55:47 +0000 UTC]

Very well said.

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likewoahitsmoe [2007-06-30 03:54:54 +0000 UTC]



Thrice is indeed awesome.

I would probably say the same thing if someone close to me died.

Anywhoo. Nicely done as usual [:

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xDayx [2007-06-28 22:38:15 +0000 UTC]

This really is gorgeous - I always love reading the descriptions of your pieces.

<3
This one really touched me.

I adore her necklace as well -
And just the sequence of the photos.
Seriously amazing job

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IMustBeDead In reply to xDayx [2007-06-29 05:51:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you X hehe. Always there to give me kind words.

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BananaChoc [2007-06-28 12:52:49 +0000 UTC]

it's very impressive! Very dark, very beautiful! It's a manificient work! Congrtulations for this!

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Supersonic-Gabi [2007-06-28 02:42:02 +0000 UTC]

Nice photo! and the story is pretty interesting too....

I thought I should check out your gallery again after I saw your comment on my page today.. lol

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Anonymous543 [2007-06-27 08:12:51 +0000 UTC]

I love your photography, and she does have amazing collar bones.

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koko-cola [2007-06-26 04:55:27 +0000 UTC]

this is soo.. soo.. erm whats the word? um powerful? but very sad and also a bit mean o.o i like it tho ^^ wheres the marriage part? i can't seem to find it.

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IMustBeDead In reply to koko-cola [2007-06-26 05:14:04 +0000 UTC]

On the middle picture on the note. All the words are there. Mind and Thrice's.

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ahappyspider [2007-06-25 11:27:25 +0000 UTC]

you ps too much!!It does bring out the subjects, blurring the background, but I'm sure that these are just as great without so many touch-ups.. personally I find it a little distracting.

hate to be the one who sounds "less appreciative" of your work than these fans you've got, it's just that I really wonder the less retouched versions..

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IMustBeDead In reply to ahappyspider [2007-06-25 18:15:53 +0000 UTC]

I meant to say that the blurring in the top and bottom photo is not PS.

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IMustBeDead In reply to IMustBeDead [2007-06-25 18:16:37 +0000 UTC]

and I guess if you think about it her shoes are blurry too, so all three have blue and from just manual focusing.

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ahappyspider In reply to IMustBeDead [2007-06-27 13:06:23 +0000 UTC]

lol ok, calm down
another work of yours had "ps blur"(I had spesifically asked) so i figured this one did too. it's remarkable that it's the natural depth of field.

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IMustBeDead In reply to ahappyspider [2007-06-27 19:02:57 +0000 UTC]

lol I was just evaluating my own work and messaging you as I looked at the process.

A lot of my photos have an outside PS blur. But I don't blur backgrounds with it. Just edges.

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IMustBeDead In reply to ahappyspider [2007-06-25 18:05:54 +0000 UTC]

Actually these particular photos are not really touched up to much, just cooled and shadows turned up a bit.

I mean I'm not saying you should appreciate it more,you do whatever you like haha, but there are photos in my gallery with way more edits.

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mzcurl [2007-06-25 09:24:19 +0000 UTC]

looks great.

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punkredneck [2007-06-25 00:58:32 +0000 UTC]

this photo seems to have a different meaning to me than to you, reasons of which it shall remain unsaid. This is a marvelous photo. I'm quite speechless.

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maybe-its-love [2007-06-24 15:45:55 +0000 UTC]

Sorry to hear about your Dad. I think that woul dbe pretty rough. But I really do like this piece. It's nice that you can be so open about your feelings about it all and everything. Your work is amazing & I'm sure your father would be really proud of you. :] Keep it up!<3

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IMustBeDead In reply to maybe-its-love [2007-06-24 17:23:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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robertofacotilo [2007-06-24 10:28:46 +0000 UTC]

sry about ur dad. must be hard. i lost a couple of people in my life, and nearly lost all my family....my brother almost got hit by a sword, it pierced through his arm. my dad had a heart attack. my mum was going to di eof breat cancer.

its a good pic. i love it!

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IMustBeDead In reply to robertofacotilo [2007-06-24 11:53:08 +0000 UTC]

Well hopefully you are alright despite all your hard times.

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