Her heart on the brink of
exploding concrete
she wanted to fight through
the woman in her
the bramble on her
but she counted her colours
as blessings instead.
White
her knuckles as she ruffled
depleted bones
and their crushed leaves.
Brown
a lock catching her wild eye
her least favourite colour
her own hues.
Yellow
her envy of bright gold
bullions in her pockets
to ground her in oolong leaves.
Red
the heart of the problem
sowing too many beats
around the saddened bush.
Purple
her head blossoming
in all different directions
violet – was she dancing.
Black
her sleep so tight and dear
a grip of delusions and falls
on top of her world.
And back to white
morning light that saw her temple
shining through her bark
who was she now
who was she not
risen from a day of painful strokes
on her inside skin
and left gazing at another reflection
of her own tortured being
on the sky’s infinite
openness?
*Contribution to dVerse Poets Pub – Artwork by SueAnn*
Hiroshimem 
Great work on the colors but so sad to see her tortured reflection and suffering ~
I think we worked on the same theme but different pictures ~
Have a good weekend 🙂
Yes, very interesting indeed! Mine is more about PMS, but as Eckhart Tolle said, it’s actually suffering coming from all the pain women have endured… just like violence. Brian wrote on the same topic as well… What’s going on with us being so emotional and serious?
I really liked what you did with the colors, though the undertones of sadness permeated your words. Ah, PMS — that makes sense. (And ha…I like emotional and serious poetry!)
Thank you! Yes, emotional and serious poetry is good. Thanks for writing on the sunset’s colours too!
Excellente personification of building, or metaphor. Great write as always. I enjoyed the breakdown of the colors and the truth of your words.
Thank you! So very appreciated.
absolutely lovely…i really like how you broke out the colors and gave each of them meaning….some tight emotions in this as well…particularly in your closure for me….like it much…
Thank you so much Brian! Very appreciated comment as usual!
The image was popular. I like what you have done with it.
Thank you!
Love the way you used colour in this – it reminds me of an old song 🙂
Thanks! Any song in particular?
this is such a beautifully melancholic piece
Thank you!
great colors in the shell left behind
Thank you!