A Work of Art

When the idea fades into the reality

Lines of colorless spaces

leaves the picture incomplete

Hues of my complexion are used

to masque the drabness

of desolate gray 

You admire the beauty of 

this masterpiece and

for a moment

find comfort

in its newness

forgetting 

the portrait was

painted on a

canvas of your

deeply 

etched scars

The consolate

impression of 

your love for me

fades

into a reality 

where I'm standing

in the shadow

of the one you 

wish were standing 

here instead

Reviews

[Eva Rosehill]

A beautifully worded and thoughtful poem, cleverly written to explain how the harsh reality always remains no matter how much we try and hide it with beauty instead.. I enjoyed this piece.

[Teeya]

I appreciate you taking your time to read and for the lovely comment