Kaleidoscope, Black

Shake

Rotate

Observe

Peer inside - distorted and torn

a mind that aches, consumed by scorn

Yet a slight adjustment in perspective

brings new light to my reflection

Because through this lens I now discern

that from broken pieces, beauty can occur

The imbalanced mind conspires to misfire

Still, this curse intertwines, a blessing in disguise

Unveiling a medley, of inspiration and desire

as even shattered glass, illuminates to harmonize

This illusion is captivating, intoxicating, even

with potential for delusion that demands continual question

Yet I still await the day I fully believe in

my relentless passion that yearns for expression

Though, I no longer fear the scatter and the shifting

as the constant upheaval keeps life interesting

What once overwhelmed and separated me

could have value and potential, beyond my reality

However,

I dread the days the color dissipates

when my will alone cannot motivate

The highs require a plummet to below

this is my truth, to forever know

My fire, the flame, cannot sustain

and the fade to black eases the strain

Thus, from chameleon I morph to ghost

a dazzling iridescent to translucent at-most

An empty void that’s seen right through

with no choice but, for now, to just make-do

These words I keep, my reminder, a phrase

Blue skies follow even the darkest of days

Because, you see

these “blank spaces” lie in wait [1]

until the moment my colors recalibrate

Ripe for “creativity and imagination to take flight” [1]

on a canvas primed, ready to saturate

...So be it

It's fated

I’ll weather the storm

...to view life, in beautiful form

REFERENCES

[1] “blank spaces for creativity and imagination to take flight”

- Daniela Riccardi (CEO of Moleskine)

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