Alter-Portrait

 

 

Gentle brushstrokes

Paint a smile

Upon her portrait face

But it won’t heal

The pain within the heart

Not in the picture frame.

The bright colors

Are nothing more

Than a mask

Covering macabre emotions

With a Mardi Gras attitude.

Loneliness is the theme

Of her artwork

At the exhibit;

Each one sold,

None taken home.

Red and black

Are the only colors

On her palette

As she creates

Her reflective masterpiece

For one final auction.

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

It is so true that we can hide our true feeling behind a mask of a smile and a friendly attitude but when it comes to art we pour our emotions into the pieces unable to hide those feelings the lurk deep within side our bodies and souls. You have painted a wonderful masterpiece here that clearly allows the reader to picture what you are describing.

It should be Than a Mask not Then a Mask. Simple little typo. I do that kind of stuff all the time lol

[Tina Kline]

Very beautiful, vivid and stark like pain often times is when an artist is capturing it with paint or word.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

this is a lovely portrait on display in the metaphorical world of lyrical poetry~ in this girl's mind's eye there wisped a sallow beauty who had given all her colors~all her hues~all her emotions over to the canvas until there was nothing left her to daily ghostings through life but shades of gray~ and that state of being I understand very well~ beautiful and intimate portrayal~

[EmpressPoetess]

Beautiful. Your metaphors are very vivid and bold, expressing pain and depression. Outstanding poem!

[A. Fischer]

Beautiful write.

[Jenny Nelson]

Oh, that last line is so hard hitting. Such a solemn piece. Speaks volumes to many I'm sure. Wonderful piece.

[Marie Harrison]

Beautiful prose. To me it could be a song. Lovely

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beautifully painted metaphor dance across this canvas of fine work..delicious.

[Brian W. Hastings]

Very deep. I especially like the part....

The bright colors

Are nothing more

Then a mask

Covering macabre emotions

With a Mardi Gras attitude.