Gray

No distinction for color

Do not paint my life.
Drain it, make it gray.
I was not a radiant blue
nor a blackened soul.
Tell them I bled slow.
My eyes,
hollow.
My heart,
horned.
Break the shackles of reds,
which entice
and purples,
which enslave.
Let the cries of your soul
breath a distant gray.
Draw no lines
to be defined
and you shall claim your day.

Reviews

[B]

Pretty cool
Your usage of color is so clever
Somehow that gray seeps in
But with that balance of the spectrum

You eventually hold all days
Really cool dude

[Taylor]

Thank you. I was hoping to hit a balance so it didn't feel too saturated nor repetitive. I'm glad that you feel that way.

[~]

Life is strange, it wants to corner us on one arch of the rainbow..the most important part is to find that one spot we like the most. :D

[Taylor]

Indeed. I also worry about people who truly feel the desire and need to attach labels to themselves. Like you said, find what makes you happy and be that.

[Avoice Ofreason]

Hmm.... this is a point of view that is perhaps unwisely eschewed by much of modern [Western] culture. It is actually a timeless concept, though I can't remember ever having heard it be voiced.. only breathed.

[Taylor]

Certainly. I find my thoughts on life, in general, greatly reflect those of in 'Meditations' by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Great stuff.

[Taloula]

Wow! Love it. Even though you called it gray it speaks so so many layers of the human mind.

[Taylor]

Thank you. I don't know if it was intended, but mind...gray matter...definitely works out as joke somewhere.

[Taloula]

True very true