Thursday, January 13, 2011

He Painted

He witnessed. He observed. He painted.

Colors swirled, blurred. He painted.

Sunflowers blooming, wilting. He painted.

Stars shining. Wind blowing. He painted.


Deranged, ailing, raging, incapacitated

He sliced; it dropped. He lived. He painted.


People mocked, scorned, feared.

Paintings unwanted. He aged.

Rejected, anguished, impoverished, he painted.


Desolate, poisoned, ailing, he walked. He thought. He sighed.

He aimed. He shot. He died.


Years pass. Some notice, appreciate.

People acquire, collect, save. Adore, idolize, respect.

Devotees lament, wonder, accept.

He lived. He died. He painted.


Poem written by me!

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