Crimson yellow

words are simmering

the skillet is hot

good and bad steam

create a fusion

of the state of my mind - 

this stateless wanderer

rejected by all soil

more salt

some wise words

will combat

the chunks of darkness

that does not want

to cook through

A pinch of chilli

I still have some zest left

saffron will match

the crimson yellow

of my bleeding heart

Author's Note

Image = Sunrise Painting, by Ford Oliver

Reviews

[repituugjng]

This piece has some phenomenal imagery. I could feel the skillet's warmth and could picture the metaphorical cooking throughout the entire poem. Loved it!

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thank you very much for your encouraging review.

[Einstein Noodle]

i use to love combining yellow and red when coloring as a child ... brutally honest in this poem of cooking the self ;)
thank goodness for the chili and saffron zest to preserve something from the burn ;)
E.

[SleeplessVolcano]

a burn can be good too, right? ;)

mmmm....now I'm thinking about primary colors....I love poetic domino effects.....:)

[Einstein Noodle]

yes!!! like dominoes :)) i also liked blue and green and yellow and brown .. i can smell the crayon just speaking about it