Beginning to change colors:
My heart was ruby red, yet clear as crystal.
Neither crack nor imperfection was present.
I refrained from letting it go,
'Cause I knew the world
Was full of impure colors,
And I was too afraid to blend.I saw everyone else with their painted-
faces,
Which accompanied their colored-in hearts.
It was rare that somebody would come along,
With pure colors vibrating from afar.
They were the only ones worth mixing with.I stayed away from harmful shades,
The dull, steamy color which drugs offer,
Alchohol, resembling a murky brown,
The green of envy and money,
Which flourishes like weeds,
Violence gives off a blackish-blue,
Blood, a dark red...
These colors are faded,
Echoing pain and past losses.I only mixed colors with true meanings,
A yellow of joy,
Which can be found in the poorest of places.
A blue of sadness, followed up by a peach-colored comfort.
Occasionally I needed the red of anger,
And a blur of frustration,
To clear my tangled thoughts.I was a blank canvas,
Ready for a masterpiece,
Awaiting my artist to start.
My colors were ready,
My heart still opaque,
Brushes layed beside me.And I waited,
And waited again,
Not sure if I was the one waiting,
Or the artist was.
My canvas hardly changed.
Just a few mistakes by pencil,
Corrected by eraser.But I was ready for a change,
I wanted those vibrant colors,
Those pure hearts.
I knew I had to mix,
If I wanted a painted heart.
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Stained Hearts
PoetryMy first book of poetry, consisting of prose poetry and rhymes. Just a collection of thoughts and experiences translated into whimsical poetry, made specifically for your poetic appetite. Mostly I write about nature, time, a bit of love and...