Sky—flaunts perfect pastels of blue bliss
Yellow—blesses the day with smiles
Green, is non-refundable...
Gray ruined this canvas...
Brushes pushed aside,
until I find
the right shade
to paint
trust
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Lamar Wiggins
Creative writer in the Northeast US who loves the paranormal, mystery, true crime, horror, humor, fantasy and poetry.
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Day 4 of Quitting
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
By sleepy drafts5 days ago in Longevity
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Lovely words, as a watercolor artist, I really appreciate this.
Beautiful work!!
Read this twice! A lot of feeling and meaning packed in. I hope it places 😁
Colors always explain things so simply...really beautiful and sad. Trust finished it so well.
When an artist can't trust their own tools their world begins to crumble.... Very interesting take on the nonet challenge Lamar!
Great symbolism! The great poets would be proud of this one 😀
Well-wrought! Of course, for all the colors in his or her palette, the painter must learn that trust can only be earned through transparency!
Impactful. Strong and powerful. Proficiently written!
Wonderful imagery and loved the alliteration. So we’ll written Lamar
Love the vibrant colors and the killer final lines! Well done, Lamar!
I love the use of color here and the ending is so good! Awesome nonet!
Loved your concept and execution. So much to unpack but I'll focus on this line: "Green, is non-refundable..." The depth of insights astounds. Excellent writing, Lamar!
Wow! This is really beautiful and impressive poetry, Lamar. I think this may be your best Nonet to date!
Beautifully written.
Ohhhh, lucky number 7 was so good!! I loved what you did here, my friend. "find the right shade" was fantastic wording :)
This is beautiful. Well done.
Loved the setup to the final lines. It makes me want to grab my paint and see if I can find what color trust is! Beautiful poem.
Its really sad of how you relate heartbreaks with art!
Just beautiful, Lamar. There is so much meaning in this poem. 💗
Excellently written
A beautiful way to succumb to the muse as an artist; I paint and write, a blank canvass has stared me down to black many a time. Trust the process is how I interpreted this. Really well done Lamar!
Whoaaa, right shade of paint to trust! I freaking loved that!
I really like the concept you used in this poem. Beautiful. Vivid.
Love how this deteriorates so visually.
An intriguing response to the challenge that opens with giddy optimism and dwindles to a search for what is always elusive. Nicely done!