#monochrome
Dark silhouettes
Swarming the sky
The once gentle home
Overcome by their cries
A grey shroud accumulates
Poisoning the feigned blue
Reverting to dullness
The earth's prelude
Shadows flicker
Hearts begin to race
A pounding
A fluttering -
A symphony is made
Dark silhouettes
Swarming the sky
Time passing slowly...
Feb 3
Feb 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
A lovely she is..
I watch her all day.
From dawn to next day,
I wait in dismay.
Each sunset I stare,
My white window's view.
I can not find her.
Each night i spent,
And of each day's lament,
More i want to know,
The meaning of the white,
Window engraved.
This white wall ,
And the white window.
It's too shiny,
The bright coating.
Its viscous colour,
Dripping ,
drop by drop,
I can't seem to break by,
Halting and trying,
rock by rock.
I do have a chair to rest,
But I wait for her,
standing,
By window's view ,
& I wait.
I do have the other wall,
I do have another window,
But I can't seem to make myself
Break through the white wall,
While by the moonlight,
I stare her shadows engraved.
Why this white wall,
Seems a storm to the
Beautiful rainbow,
And if i all i could is wait
Then Why is this white window?
A lovely she is..
I watched her all day.
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM UTC
To the Earth, we mourn!
Goddess Mother & Father Cosmos,
How far we have fallen;
How much we have let you down
Though you've nurtured us
And helped us to grow.
We were specks
On the backs of giants
And we thought ourselves special!
How ignorant we are,
How arrogant we have become;
How confusing have we shaped our existence.
The shades of black made white,
But the way the light shines
Shows there is no difference
When we are open & transparent.
The shades of white made black,
But the echo of the song
Reminds us there's more than the wailing
Of crimes against humanity being normalized again.
Feb 13, 2025
Feb 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM UTC
In a world once muted, sepia-toned and grey,
Your vibrant canvas painted a brighter day.
A riot of colors, a symphony of sound,
Chaos and order, beautifully bound.
Your world, a sanctuary, a passion's flame,
Each brushstroke a story, a heartfelt claim.
Colors reflecting your soul's desire,
A window to your thoughts, a burning fire.
More than just colors, a language untold,
Silent spaces captured, a story bold.
The tension before the spark ignites,
Electricity humming, a sweet delight.
A monochrome existence, dull and plain,
Your technicolor world, a joyful strain.
Hues and shades, a perfect blend,
A world transformed, a loving friend.
Emotions poured, a canvas bare,
Dreams and fears, a loving pair.
A puzzle to solve, a story to tell,
Confessions revealed, a magic spell.
Desires and ambitions, a hidden art,
Deepest thoughts, a loving start.
Intricate patterns, a swirling maze,
Stories waiting, in endless days.
Delving deeper, a new sight,
Eyes opened wide, a guiding light.
A world transformed, a vibrant hue,
A colorful mosaic, me and you.
Years carry less, a foundation strong,
Youthful audacity, a righting wrong.
Irony stings, a sweet surprise,
An old man captivated, beneath his eyes.
Limitations fall, a newfound grace,
Endless possibility, a loving space.
Art, a way of life, a guiding hand,
New eyes to see, across the land.
A sleepwalker, drifting through the night,
Now wide awake, a shining light.
Brushstrokes speak, a silent plea,
Untold stories, wild and free.
Drawn into the depths, a loving art,
Swirl of colors, a beating heart.
The world through your eyes, a different view,
Contrasts and contradictions, ever new.
A mirror reflecting, a soul laid bare,
Confronting fears, a loving care.
Self-discovery, a journey's start,
Liberation and transformation, a loving art.
A kindred spirit, a fellow friend,
Artistic journey, without end.
Exploring boundaries, a daring flight,
A place to belong, a guiding light.
Unleashing colors, a wild display,
A world transformed, a brighter day.
A masterpiece, a loving art,
A bond that unites, a loving start.
Forever changed, a new-found grace,
A part of something, a loving space.
A world alive, with possibility,
Eternally grateful, me and thee
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM UTC
Old Man Joe says,
Black and white is the art form,
When images can be captured,
Rendered in color.
To him,
The true art is in the frame,
The composition,
The contrast,
Light versus dark.
He says color makes it an image,
But monochrome makes it a treasure,
Such simplicity,
Relying on such grey,
To convey…
A story?
An emotion?
A statement?
Black and white,
If life were only that simple,
As it is filled with pigments,
A spectrum of ********
To him.
My dear friend detests,
The rendition of color.
Through the glass,
He sees nothing but shades,
Of nothing.
Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023 at 9:44 PM UTC
i've long thought this
how sunsets no longer captivate me
when i walk in a crowd
no face is left unblurred
each passerby drab and uninteresting
nothing to catch my eye
nothing to tear my heart in two
or ever leave my mind
what is beauty to someone who can't see?
or to someone who sees
that nothing is beautiful anymore.
Feb 28, 2021
Feb 28, 2021 at 10:00 PM UTC
thousands of colors drip
as memories traverse deep;
i ventured the corner where we used to meet,
in my head, you were more than just black and white
a creature with a beautiful soul, always within sight,
yet the inevitable ending urged me for this lonely visit.
the silence drowned me and i wanted to hear a heartbeat
from where the light glows and your shadow goes,
the battle between how my heart feels and what my mind knows;
i sat down, knowing it requires a mightier feat.
IA
Dec 4, 2020
Dec 4, 2020 at 8:41 AM UTC
I remember winter
I long for her razor blade winds
Hands shoved in my pockets
Envious of the furred critters
A scarf and a thick coat
Snow like ghosts on a misty coast
Oh how my feet soak as I cross the frozen sky
To some, the cold air that strangulates
Is enough to make a hardy man want to die
Yet I embrace this dark, quiet state
Lost in her red lips flush against monochromatic nights
As she walks under the pale moonlight
My arm around her
With my coat draped over her
Winter is for her
Nov 18, 2020
Nov 18, 2020 at 9:22 AM UTC
My love, my passion, my hands
... my darkness, my past, my tears
Jun 29, 2020
Jun 29, 2020 at 12:32 PM UTC
You remember the fire in black and white
Like an old movie
How the pictures on the wall burned
How they crumbled to the flaming ground
As if descending into the inferno
The fabrics singed,
The kitchen had fallen apart
The stairs to the second floor had collapsed
But the glass-eyed look she gave you
Was the only thing in colour.
Mar 7, 2020
Mar 7, 2020 at 9:42 AM UTC
Along the bustling roads
And throughout town
I wander alone on the streets
Like a ghost among crowds
All around I see friends,
grouped together like families
Oh, right, I almost forgot
It’s nearly christmas eve
Look around, all the happy faces
Cheerful, excited, hopeful
Things without meaning
At least, that is to me
They walk and talk
Run and hide and laugh
Blissfully unaware
Of the monochrome sky
Twilight, now
The road empty, the town quiet
I walk along the streets
Among lost spirits and lonely shadows
Feb 8, 2020
Feb 8, 2020 at 4:33 PM UTC
i don't really view the world as gray.
it's more like;
a series of monochrome days.
colors.
i know what they are;
but that doesn't guarantee that;
i understand what they mean.
i live through the eyes of other people.
i want to know.
i want to understand.
i want to see what i know they have.
because I feel nothing.
i have no opinions.
i have no ideas.
i have no confidence.
some days;
all I know is green.
not balance nor neutrality;
just envy;
pure perverse acidicity.
when I get furious,
i don't really see red.
i see black;
because I've probably ;
fainted from the shock.
Oct 25, 2019
Oct 25, 2019 at 6:05 AM UTC
The walls around me
are tight
They close in.
A seemingly endless maze
of monochrome
full of sharp turns
A piece of the sky
I look up upon
Bright and blue
Not unlike you.
Feb 27, 2019
Feb 27, 2019 at 9:07 PM UTC
Thy is not blind, thy is full of life
Yet it be thy eyes has lost all soul
Thy colors have fallen and brutally died
There’s no hope, to find them is no more
Black, grey, whenever and wherever you go
Never to reappear in this monochromatic world
All colors have gone as if they vanished into below
Get them quick; they’re in hold!
Children will hear, children will be told
Of the story of no colors around
Only black and white are left, as the rest are mold
Grey in the sky, grey on the ground, colorless all around
Yet, in my hands, in this little polychromatic portfolio
I am still able to see the colors that left so long ago
Dec 9, 2018
Dec 9, 2018 at 11:21 AM UTC
You are a work of art made in black and white
You think life is colorless and bland
Alas, I don't like to leave white spaces
You are my canvas now and I promise
To put the color back into your world of monochrome
I will turn your life into a whole *** spectrum
Nov 25, 2018
Nov 25, 2018 at 11:55 PM UTC
Its different when you're with me.
Because all I paint is black and gray
Don't you agree?
Your smiles are filled with glee,
Like a finished canvas I daresay.
Its different when you're with me.
I make things a little blurry
Like an old painting that starts to decay.
Don't you agree?
When you're with them, I am filled with envy.
So colorful, so faraway.
Its different when you're with me.
I am a bit too gloomy
Maybe I should stay away
Don't you agree?
Your life is already a beautiful harmony
I'll just be in the way.
Its different when you're with me.
Don't you agree?
Mar 31, 2017
Mar 31, 2017 at 3:02 PM UTC
My world was black and white
before I met you
Till you brought along the color
Now you want to leave me
Not picking up my calls
Got my whole life feeling so strange
Used to take you like a dose
Just to calm my anxiety
now I'm out here chasing dragons
Slowly losing my sanity
Can't say your name without using profanity
I guess I'm just salty like the sea
My rage crashing like waves on the beach
And I never thought I'd be calling you a *****
But you got me barking
Arguing about all the mistakes that we made
Through it all my memory got engraved with triggers that make me flash back
and fuel my rage
When things get heated
Nov 15, 2017
Nov 15, 2017 at 8:15 PM UTC