Distant Horizon

This was inspired by 'Mum', a poem written by Hotspur. I used water-colouring pencils to draw/paint this so I wasn't sure which category it went under.
 
Mum

Mom, you took me by the hand

And taught me gentleness and love

Surrounded by such warlike hawks

Why did you care about me, a helpless dove?

I was not a fire-bending prodigy

Nor in school, did I ever excel

Yet no matter how I failed

You always told me I did well

Maybe you saw something in me

Something that I cannot comprehend

Mom, you were more than just a parent

You were my teacher, you were my friend

The frozen day we separated

Was the last day I knew of peace

Now inside is a cold emptiness

A sorrow that will never cease

The air no longer feels as fresh

The skies are no longer blue

Food forever has lost its taste

Life is meaningless without you

Father never spoke your name again

Azula did not ever shed a tear

I wandered the halls alone

Hoping your voice I would hear

Mom, you saw the best in me

You lifted my spirits when I fell

Each moment without your loving smile

Hurts me more than I can tell

Though I stand exiled and disgraced

I vow to change and make you proud

Though every door is closed before me

I stand defiant, not ashamed and cowed

Mum, although you are far from me

I always keep your words at my side

I’ll keep fighting, no matter what

Because of you, I stand with pride

And though the world turns its back

And my life seems like endless night

Though fate has left me on the rack

I won’t give up without a fight
 
by Hotspur