My painting is colored
with words.
Shapes of emotion,
caressed into pictures
of passionate love,
become my personal
Picasso.
I wear a cloak
held together by
the thinnest thread,
barely keeping me warm.
Yet I will write a fire
into my heart,
surrounding me with
life-giving heat.
My blood flows
from fingers performing
a dance, staining the page
with smooth routines,
gracefully conveying
a message of hope.
My mind spurs me on,
to achieve heights
of creativity
never before seen.
My soul is laid bare,
knowing that every word I bleed
is my very own
reality.
Oct 24, 2014
Oct 24, 2014 at 9:18 AM UTC
My painting is colored
with words.
Shapes of emotion,
caressed into pictures
of passionate love,
become my personal
Picasso.
I wear a cloak
held together by
the thinnest thread,
barely keeping me warm.
Yet I will write a fire
into my heart,
surrounding me with
life-giving heat.
My blood flows
from fingers performing
a dance, staining the page
with smooth routines,
gracefully conveying
a message of hope.
My mind spurs me on,
to achieve heights
of creativity
never before seen.
My soul is laid bare,
knowing that every word I bleed
is my very own
reality.
Good morning, dear reader. When I received the prompt for our October 24 poem, I was as un-inspired as I'd been in a while. I really had no idea where to go with it, and seriously considered avoiding it completely and posting an un-related piece. But, in the words of a new acquaintance and fellow poet, inspiration is fickle but is rarely unfaithful.
The prompt we were given was based on 4 different reality TV shows. I freely admit that I don't watch any of them. So, rather than being inspired by the actual shows themselves (the letter of the prompt), I created my poem from the premise of the shows (the spirit of the prompt). Our prompt TV shows are 'So You Think You Can Dance', 'Project Runway', 'FaceOff', and 'Ink Master'. I have never heard of 2 out of the 4. Our prompt words are 'Make-up', 'Tattoo', 'Dance', and 'Fashion'.
In the end, I was inspired. I hope you enjoy this poem.
Rod E. Kok
October 24, 2014
