Color My World

We breathe words, send them out to be born

they inflict comfort or pain decidedly

pen a rant and it's undeniably recognized

what of the subtleties of our demeanor

provoking chaos and damage control 

is, is 'is', or is it? 

We only see in other's, what is born inside

our own chromatic lives and tribulations 

paint the picture of our acknowledgments

'been there, done that' speaks volumes

do you see me through glazed tainted eyes

or, do you read me with the flair of an artist

each brush stroke, another indelible mark

I trace your berries of scarlet compassion

Color me burnt sienna with umbra

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

by the way, my dad and girlfriend are both from jersey city NJ...

my cousin and aunt live in belleville..

jacob

[Frieda P]

Good people :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i thought of two things while reading this.

first of all, sylvia plath said "readers want to know from someone who has been there and felt the worst"--so true..people who read poetry want to be able to relate to it.

it is like hearing a sad love song when you are in pain over a break-up and being able to say, "someone else has been there"

i also thought of how poems are like our children...we raise them, fix them all we can, and then we send them out to interact with others, hoping they will achieve something of a response from those with whom they interact.

our kids...

this poem is quite expressive.

jacob

[Frieda P]

You've etched my soul with your words, exactly what I was trying to portray. All my works are like my babies, a piece of me, one can only hope we did our best so they can stand on their own merit. Thank you kind sir.

[Frieda P]

Oh, and to speak Sylvia's name in my review, was like a slice of heaven dear jacob ;-)

[s y e]

Woooohoo! This has to be Noodles favorite! :D

[Frieda P]

:D My next poem is gonna be about talking in the third person! Oh wait, I did that already...thanks oodles Noodles. xo

[s y e]

Hahaha, your poems are amazeballs my friend! :-) well come hun! Xox

[KAOlmsted]

I love this...not much else can be said. Love it. Every word.

[Frieda P]

I am doing the happy dance...wooo ;-)

[LA Lorena]

FAVE! Coloured me tickled pink to read this and green with envy of not having written it myself.

[Frieda P]

Wow, you just made my day!