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The Modern Painter

A shade of gray matter
born in the midst of colors,
protruding its veins to the healthy paintbrush
then, spilling its blood on the hopeful canvas –

a masterpiece shamelessly named
a cross-stitched society with etches of emptiness,
drawn from the howls of the hungry
and dyed from the tears of the thirsty –

thus, another painter feeds
the poverty of this cruel world.

Author notes

Image credited to http://hal-2oo6.deviantart.com/art/Fade-to-gray-111603487
(Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.)

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  • Werewolf Avarus
    August 18

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    Such inspiring words and a beautiful picture to match Thank you for the entry.

    'Wolf


  • Amera gold member
    July 22

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    Wonderful! I love it when the poem is more descriptive that the picture that inspired it. Your free verse is beautiful as your poetic voice brings it to life.

    Mahal Kita,
    Amera♥