Paint

Paint

A Poem by Green
"

...

"

I am living

like those artists

tagging

walls and bridges

a hit and run

no evidence of my

existence 

left in each place

besides a smear

of paint

saying

“I was here”

I was her

Once

© 2024 Green


Author's Note

Green
in progress? maybe? it came to me today and I'm still deciding

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Being a poet and tagging pages of writers cafe or any other site can be an anonymous type of endeavor if no one outside this place knows you post poetry. No one I know knows.

We write or we paint and that's good enough for me. What we leave is for those that appreciate it.

Posted 4 Months Ago


3 of 3 people found this review constructive.




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Your words took me back to LA... seeing the colorful remains of the taggers as I would drive the highways... often wondering of their life... their meaning... now wondering of what we leave behind... what remnants... what colors... what words to make others wonder.

Posted 1 Week Ago


I love this! It reminds me of the sentiment in William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, " So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." Something that the human condition is striving for...


Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

And so are all of our poems. Slashes on the page, paint on the wall, footprints in time that say we were here. Poetically said

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

An interesting theme that I have not seen explored much, I love how simple yet powerful it is, amazing work :)

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

It made me think how insignificant, the individual can sometimes feel.? Also, that "tagging" is a modern equivalent of painting for some? A so called "tag" is sometimes left by graffiti artists (not always mind!), is intended as a monument to their work - and presence. In the world of street gangs, it can also be about marking territory. Certainly, it may be worth your adding to this? Indeed, perhaps to help clarify what's behind your perception of being anonymous..?

Posted 1 Month Ago


it feels to me like it had more to say. I find it compelling and a grand start.
I recommend The Triggering Town by Richard Hugo to learn about writing poetry.

Posted 1 Month Ago


I like this: A more truthful Banksy. Everyone's invited to the party. Pop the cork and let humanity rein.

Posted 2 Months Ago


This is beautiful poem. Enjoyed reading

Posted 2 Months Ago


Smear of paint. I was here. Then you transition "I was her". Thought provoking. I like it, the way it is. The way it was

Posted 3 Months Ago


An excellent analogy, an apt comment on the Human Condition, the pursuit of Meaning and Purpose.
I think it's complete, as is :)
JD


Posted 4 Months Ago



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