The Color of Cerise

I wore the color of cerise

on my cheeks

with every wink

of excitement

or tip of a nerve

that 

struck the chords

in my throat, 

chest,

breath.

I bore the child

of recluse 

banned from social circles

(or lack thereof)

with every tender 

letter lingering past

one’s tongue,

as space scraped 

mine for

syllables to surface,

none ever making it.

I stewed the ideas

of loneliness as praise

of light hindered

behind thick pastures 

of green luscious thoughts

that only a few knew of,

but really,

I was the only one

that did.

I plastered a canvas

in greyscale,

pigments always this

or that,

as looming piers were

embraced in shadows

of a sun as black

as 6 feet under,

emptiness protruding 

my tears

until

you 

radiated color.

Reviews

[SHEEMA HUQ]

Fine words, attibuted to a 'significant other', written with a poignent awareness of one's own past and emotions, really great, Melinda

[demureminds]

Thank you (:

[Tai Ryens]

First off, I'd just say welcome back, I had missed your poetry.
Well, I'm not sure how you intended it to glimmer; though I interpreted it as the walkthrough of a lonely road. But, of course, interpretations are never that simple.

Where to start? The intensity, imagery, and analogy of every word positioned to fit in this? The stunning, fairly happy, depressing at least to me, and unexpected ending?
To be honest, I did not see it coming. I did notice the change of tone, but I would assume it ends with the other holding a loaded weapon to the temple. Also, not sure if you intended this, but I couldn't help but take notice of the way you ended it: how the past still remains dark as ever, but nothing could be said of the future any longer because such bliss is beyond the words of a human. Nothing to be said, basically.
To put it all short: wondrous, beautiful (and I seldom use that word), and stunning poetry; as always.

[demureminds]

Well thank you very much Tai (:
Your interpretation by the way was exactly how I hoped to portray this. This was more of a "write as you go along" piece so I honestly didn't think it would've ended the way it did either.
But anyway, hanks again for your kind words.