Emotion bleeds in colors

Life brings many shades of emotions!

     Sadness fades in a dark black hole

     Tearstain face crestfallen from despair

     And a heartbeat falls in silence 

     A hint of a smile drowns in the depth of misery

     

     Anger bleeds in shades of red

     Acid eyes become frozen with time

     Irritation plays on fabric of nerves

     Desperation tightens in invisible grips 

     Depression runs in waves of blue

     Clouds of weariness rain in timidity

     Sobs cry in unsettled days

     Endless void mirrors a lifeless soul

    

  

     Fear spills in livid grey

     Panic trembles in a desperate plea

     Hysteria breathes no relief

     Reality craves normalcy 

   

     Happiness soaks in yellow rays

     Wrapped in blissful sunshine

     Smile senses joy and laughter giggles

     Light breathes in as darkness fades

     

     Each day is a day for renewal

     Breathe in the freshness

     Lift off the stress

     As emotion bleeds in color

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

       

     

     

     

      

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Author's Note

I wanted to try something new!
What was I thinking?
Hope it makes sense!

Reviews

[slfisher89]

Love the vivid imagery, good use of color threaded through, like the personification of emotions, captures the daily battles of anxiety and depression

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you!

[Mauricio Montoya]

I like this new thought life brings shades of gray we need color's to understand what we see that which sperate us from light, this write made see many shades of gray that break the light we allow to block light, yes we need color to bleed
Thank you for sharing.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you!

[Mauricio Montoya]

You're a good writer,you tell it like it is. That's what caught my attention as well the words flow in my mind
Again thank you.

[light and ashes]

The beginning definitely didn't catch me, but I kept reading anyway. I enjoyed everything after the second line. It sounds like coming out of depression, which I love. Overall, I would say a pretty good poem.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thanks for stopping by!

[keith]

a wonderful palette your pen contains
it does not take 1000 words to paint a picture
so well done! toss aside doubts as your imagination lives!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you!

[Neville]

there's far more to colour than many might imagine imagination101 .. a real kaleidoscope, so well poemed :)

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you, my friend!

[Neville]

............... indeed you are most welcome .. N

[Re-Pete]

it sure does. some colors sting and other soothe. i could feel all of the emotions you deeply painted with the brush of your well chosen words. nice work ... :)

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you, Pete!

[D]

Beautifully written! I know you said you were trying something new, it came out amazing!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you so much!

[Soren]

Colors have always been used to denote emotions and this did a wonderful job. Picturesque and vivid the wording was excellent as was the imagery loved it.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you!

[John the Baptist]

Interesting matching of colors with mental states here. If grey stands for fear, I wonder what shade anxiety would take.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank for the review!

[William Michael Reeves]

Crap! I just missed you! I would have had a heyday with this for my latest poem. Maybe we were writing our poems at the same time. I don't know where to start. You have so many amazing metaphors related to color and every line is powerful! The falling silent heartbeat really got me. This is the first poem of yours I've read and it's a doozie! Can't wait for the next one.

Bill

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Thank you so so much!
Kathy