Read my mind.

Time for the muse to guide the artist

Stop staring at the blank paper,

I am right here.

Draw the first few strokes already,

There is no need to fear.

 

Start with my face, the oval outline,

C’mon, go ahead you will get it right.

You might have to curve it up a little,

When you continue along my right.

 

I see that you are looking down my neck now,

Get the creases of my shirt right,

Baby, it’s in the details,

C’mon, go ahead you will get it right.

 

Now, get a good look at my lips,

Am I smiling at you? Are you sure?

Am I nice, am I sour?

Do you think my lips have an allure?

 

We now look at each other eye to eye.

And your fingers pause for a bit, you are perspiring.

You better get this right the first time, no second try.

From my pupil to my iris, Baby it’s in the details,

But I am with you, C’mon, go ahead you will get it right.

 

I see your pencil sliding flat strokes along the sides,

Let each of your strokes do justice to my lush hair.

Baby, it’s in the details; I see your touches with care.

 

I want me to come out through you.

I want my expression to be expressed well.

I want my eyes to shine, my lips should tell.

That the best man to sketch the face; is you.

 

Author's Note

Hope you enjoyed the poem.
We all have that inner voice that guides us as we write, draw, sculpt, compose or while doing any work of creativity. In this work, I have decided to bring out that voice to life and describe it on paper. Now you may use your inner critical voice and type your feedback.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Artwork and words. Wonderful.
"I want me to come out through you.
I want my expression to be expressed well.
I want my eyes to shine, my lips should tell.
That the best man to sketch the face; is you."
I liked the above lines. Good when we are allowed near and can paint the face of our love one. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ashwin Shanker]

A lot of people loved that particular stanza. I am glad that you did too... Thank you very much.

[Coyote Poetry]

I did like the lines and you are welcome my friend.

[D Connolly]

I absolutely love the first stanza. The first line or word is the hardest for me, and it's fear! I've said that to myself more than once. (I had to read this immediately from my RR's since you have EW's face as the picture. She's my favorite). Good job!

[Ashwin Shanker]

EW's face was just a click-bait :P But I hope that you are not disappointed for what you did find over here.

I wanted the first stanza to really hook the readers in ... and hopefully they would stay till the last stanza, which I hope you did.

[D Connolly]

loved it, and your little ruse worked! ;P

[Giulia King]

This poem created a very vivid image for me. I love it :)

[Ashwin Shanker]

Thank you Gullia King

[Giulia King]

You're welcome :)

[zaisham9393]

''I want my expression to be expressed well
I want my eyes to shine, my lips should tell'

I loved these lines the most, but overall I loved this one !
Thanks for sharing your creativity with us :)!

[Ashwin Shanker]

Thank you for the review Zaisham.

[zaisham9393]

No problem!

[Tazeen Ahmed]

Whoa! that was honestly an amazing capture of human portrait. Details were penned down with immense imagination!
right from head to the shirt, just like an artist would do...
I think it's a tribute to the writers , the painters and craftsmen...
really enjoyed, great piece ::::))))
and here I go, rating it 100!

[Ashwin Shanker]

Thank you very much Tazeen for the support. Really appreciated. Special thanks for the rating. Really means a lot to me.

[Tazeen Ahmed]

You're most welcome!! :)

[andrew mitchell]

There is a creative spirit in all of us just waiting. A good piece to ponder on.

[Ashwin Shanker]

Thank you Andrew for the review.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

any of us who have a creative spirit are blessed, artists including painters, writers, musicians...we can capture who others are through our words...
the muse gives us guidance..and others often trust us to capture them well...
i have always enjoyed writing poetry from the perspective of others...i have often written from the female perspective, trying to put myself in their shoes...it's a stretch...yes, but empathy is the artist, and vice-versa...

this is quite a poem...

j.

[Ashwin Shanker]

As an artist, it is very important to have empathy for every one around us (as you rightly mentioned). I am sure you would have had a lot of fun writing from the female perspective, do share with me a few if there are any that I not read from your collection.
Thank you for the review Jacob.

[HeyJadeXO]

It is a gift to have that creative voice inside.very cool piece.

[Ashwin Shanker]

Thank you Jade. for the kind review.