Cry Lisa, Why?

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Faded pigments of color,
Spilled water all over,
Torn paper
Disaster!
Gone the dedication and obsession,
The oil that run through my veins,
Lubricating and painting
The paint that textured my vision.

Once beautiful
My world’s now an acrylic illustration
Slowly Losing color
A child’s play with crayons
Image pixelation.

Eyes closed, heart open
Shading red, blue, green
And everything in between
A familiar face emerges
Strained and refined
Long ebony hair
Pastel pale skin
Tinted gray lips
Highlights over the eyes
Dark brown with a sparkle of life.

Mixed artistic expressions,
Misplaced intentions
Black and white
Ink and graphite
A coal creation
Charcoal manipulation.

The portrait emerges,
Independent in thought and mind
It lives
No more shades
No more binds
For once it stands out
Face bright
Beyond the frame and glass
Looking torwards the light
She speaks out.
“Why” as tears roll out.

Her first words are shocking,
All my blindfolds fall
Transfixed and confused
My heart gives way.
Why doesn’t she smile?

Why does Mona Lisa cry?

Reviews

[Desert Dreamer]

Wow, you have given even more life to a wonderful painting. Wonderful poetry!

[SOUL LESS]

This is really excellent...

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

What a wonderful work of art you have written.
I honestly didn't think of Mona Lisa's painting till the end.
This is beautiful. When i see that painting now i think i will see it in a different light.

Chloe

[Holly O'Brien]

beautiful, just beautiful. As I was reading this, the first set of stanza's made me think of an artists/writer that lost his inspiration and is frustrated at his lack of motivation, then as the poem goes on, it seems like the artist has found his inspiration again, only...he is seeing it with new eyes and it's not so inspiring as it once was. It ironically only evokes a mixture of emotion. - definitely just my interpretation

But I enjoyed this piece very much...keep it up♥

[inside unknown]

my favorite part is stanza 4. how you can say so much with so few words amazes me.

[Dream Weaver]

Absolutely exquisite writing.
Even the Mona Lisa would have
to agree, great imagery painted
on a canvas of poetic...