A Shade Called Grey

by Meme   Dec 27, 2012


My brushes moved in patterns
of colorless strokes against the
albescent space in between you
and me, and I awaited for the paint
to dry on that empty canvas.

But I was amazed that the painter
in you never came to my rescue.
Never taught me how to hold that
brush, and how to blend the colors
of life so we can live it together.

Why?...

Why can't there be a painting
that portrays us? Why can't
we both exist in a stillness?

Somehow our shades fail to
meet in one palette; it's like
we continue to repel in means
of constant contradictions.

And apart we continued to
color. I; veiling my world in
white, and you; shadowing
yours in black. But I think
that both of us will miss to
discover that unique shade..

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© Copyright 2012 by: gIrL
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  • 11 years ago

    by Angie

    (Weekly Contest Comment - 1/7/13)

    Meme, I have read and reread this piece so many times and although it makes me sad I cannot help but to read it again. Wanting to blend two lives together and create a loving masterpiece is something, I believe, everyone wants in life. To find that one person that completes us, that fills that emptiness inside. So to read how you flourish when apart from each other but not when together is so heartbreaking. I could go on and on but I will stop here and just say, the flow is flawless, I love all the metaphors and Meme, you, the poet, paint words with a pen just like the artist paints canvas with a brush and this piece is priceless... (10)

  • 11 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Opposites blended in an art painting through poetry.. beautiful... the sadness and emotional metaphor is breathtaking Meme... You have such a gift of pouring your heart into your pieces and designing breathtaking poetry... this one is by far my fav from you...

  • 11 years ago

    by Prasad Baadkar

    Awsum d poem dat expressess two different moods two different perspectives to a question within... two different eyes wishin for a reconciliation of two different harts, thoughts.. than thinkin n thinkin n putting those thoughts of life thru d vivid n true language of colours.... gr8 job yet again... nyc to visit dis site after a long long tym n delighted to read ur write as usual u r gr8...

    keep d good work goin alwys... best wishes n milestones to achieve in poetry b urs always

    • 11 years ago

      by Meme

      Hey Karan!!!!! Long time my friend...

      Nice to see you around again, and I so appreciate you reading my stuff :)

  • 11 years ago

    by Jason Rainey

    Sometimes people don't end up being soulmates after all. Time tells both what differences they have that will never be resolved. Leaving them to do nothing but part from each other. Nice write.

    • 11 years ago

      by Meme

      Hahahaha, oh Tony you just made me smile :) thanks

      And thanks a lot for the comment as well Jason!

  • 11 years ago

    by The Poet Behind The Poems

    Seriously meme , you never give your self enough credit , this was stunning , how much my heart took in these words I loved the use of paint and how you described the brush strokes ,

    Nominated

    Your such a talent

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