Out From the Shadows
Pushing Through Illness to the Light
Your once bejewled insistence on the bright
Burned red with passion's might of lovers' light
Till orange, fading in, suppressed the hue
With yellow's caution light, despite the view
Of green that signaled me to grace your ways
Lo! Blue is what I see of you these days
To darken Sol's expression violet
Till indigo is bare and inchoate
Your violet is violently blamed
Til' all your colors coalesce in shame
And self-esteem recedes as viewed in jade
You're not yourself—so look! beyond the shade
Emerge from death's cocoon to face new dawn
And shine anew as how you're truly borne
About the Creator
Gerard DiLeo
Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!
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I love the use of color in this, especially how the color, light and mood darken as you approach the end. Beautiful and expressive. Good luck on the challenge.
Beautiful piece, Gerard