Why do you sketch sad with a happy face,
with eyes shimmering its depth of disguise?
Sad then becomes such a deliberate form of deceit.
It can be rather harsh and surreal
in its orange and yellow pretense.
What about a splash of black?
And why not blue?
Why do you shun gray?
Aha. Sad may be a beautiful display
should we allow it to show its colors.
I always loved monochrome.
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art is the yin extension of yang
and vice versa
you love monochromy because you're longing
for the absolute shun
of vice, of chrome, of mono into gray
so that in the end it would be simple
to dress it up
in blue socks or pink ribbons
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That was very very interesting. Portraying sad as a good thing...but i see this more so as a sympathetic...respect of anothers feelings. Wonderful as always.
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WONDERFUL!
Sad is what it is. I loved the last line! Sums it all up nicely!!!!
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