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Painting with Flames

A white canvas and charcoaled hands

By JennaPublished 4 years ago 1 min read

I remember painting prayers

Countless

Sending them into the clouds

On winds of desperation

I remember waiting

The agony bubbled up

Silence only ensued

More paintings

By Ashley West Edwards on Unsplash

It seems as if God didn’t need my paintings

I’ve given up on painting

They are always met with tears or flames

Pleas of sadness up in flames

I like to think of God as an artist

Specifically a painter

Everything is all planned out

No need for an explanation

Then, pray tell, was my plan

I never got a reason

Just paintings with a sad girl

Who is ashamed and confused

By Amaury Gutierrez on Unsplash

I burnt your paintings

surreal poetry

About the Creator

Jenna

Hello!

Welcome to my random ramblings. I've always loved writing so think of this as a way for me to archive all the ideas in my head. I hope you enjoy and thank you for reading.

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