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The Painting

Poetry (Artwork is NOT MINE.)

By JerilynPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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He told her he would paint her,

And paint her, that he did

And although he’s since left her,

She has it tattooed on her skin

Her body: a deep blue,

The color of his eyes

For their love he said

Which “rivaled the ocean’s depth”

And the vastness of the sky

Her eyes were a bright yellow,

The joy that shines within

For she would call him “My Sunshine”

And she wished to become his

Her lips were a candy red

Glossy and tempting to the eye

They tasted sweet as sugar

The cherry on the pie

And her hair he painted purple

The royal resting place of her crown

“My Queen” he’d whisper in her ear

And paraded her through town

But he forgot to paint what happens

when oceans run dry

Or the fact that there are cloudy days

When one can’t see the sky

He couldn’t seem to capture

The movement of sunlight

Or where it seems to go

For it doesn’t shine at night

He failed to save a spot

For her “luscious saccharine” lips

And didn’t realize sugar is bitter

When burnt to a crisp

Lastly he forgot to mention

Her miserable cries and moans

When she saw she wasn't royalty

Didn’t have a crown to hold

He ran off with her heart

Not once giving her his own

For she was in a cage

That he would call her throne.

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