Scribble me obscure.
Make me into something abstract
So as not to draw attention to yourself,
But point at me instead.
Paint me delirious.
Create something so twisted
That you may as well put a bag over my head
Just so you don't have to picture my face when you go to bed.
Pencil me imperfect.
Draw a picture of a big mistake
And name it after me
So you won't feel the emptiness inside yourself.
Color me hopeless.
Make every pigment of my skin dead to the world.
Show everyone the real me, nothing left but lies to live off of
Even when you know that it is your portrait you have created.
Author notes
Option #3...Color Me Hopeless...I was inspired by several things, mainly people. Hopefully I've done well with it 
A contest entry
- Bring Me Your Wicked by XpushXmeXagainX.
875 points, ended October 6, 2008, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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This was amazing.
You guys are making it hard to choose.
I like the ending.
How it's him that's imperfect, not you.
Good write.
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I love how you made the whole poem fro,m art-based imagery, i hadnt thought of that when i read the title. I like the cathartic self-sacrifice, and how you turned it into something bitter and spiteful. And excellent poem!
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Goshhh, a very good poem indeed. The ending is priceless after reading the whole poem...It's certainly inspiring and beautifully written...Well done again, keep on writing!!
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Thanks a lot! You keep on writing as well!
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