The Mended Heart is the Strongest
A poem accompanied by an original illustration from the same author

Muehlbauer, Joseph

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St. Cloud State University

Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities andNarrative as MedicineVolume 2 | Issue 1 Article 32015The Mended Heart is the StrongestJoseph Muehlbauerliquidart70@gmail.comFollow this and additional works at: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/survive_thrivePart of the Fine Arts Commons, and the Illustration CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by theRepository at St. Cloud State. It has been accepted for inclusion in Survive & Thrive: AJournal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine by an authorized editor of theRepository at St. Cloud State. For more information, pleasecontact rswexelbaum@stcloudstate.edu.Recommended CitationMuehlbauer, Joseph (2015) "The Mended Heart is the Strongest," Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative asMedicine: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 3.Available at: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/survive_thrive/vol2/iss1/3The Mended Heart is the Strongest Joseph Muehlbauer  Transformations Die and live again Take the wind in hand And walk through the void Moving from flesh to titanium The quiet of the sky She calls me home But I move away from her breath To transform To live To breath I die and live again.   My illustration, pen and ink, came about while pondering the four heart attacks I had. Thinking about those stents that are keeping me alive, whereas mechanisms take the place of flesh and how truly remarkable that is, and how we rely on the science of our lives. Influencing my drawing is the surge of steampunk in art and how, again, it captures images of science. As always, I focus on the details. This piece is part of a series of 40 pen and ink illustrations that focus on my recovery and journey through cancer, heart disease, and dying. Life, no matter the trauma, can continue to be inspiring. And, for me, my I found my voice in art, and life it's inspiration.   The Mended Heart is the Strongest Joseph Muehlbauer   

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