without my words you are an empty sky.
i colored your eyes
with pools of ink
and circled your lips
with stars.
i made your hands into heaven.
now they are just hands.
i bathed your heart in sunshine
so the rays could warm me
but i came to claim light.
i grew like petals around you
until you let me wither
and now you are
faltering stems.
my delusion fed your grandeur
but it was my delusion,
not your grandeur.
my words were the magic
and hindsight
saturated your image
in monochrome.
i developed it in the dark room
and hung it on the line
to dry.
(you were right.
it’s not you.
it’s me.)
About the Creator
Sara
Don’t look for love.
Be love.
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Compelling and original writing
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Comments (7)
Gosh that hit me so hard. Loved your poem!
The creativity in this is out of this world. I was going to highlight a line I liked but they were all too impactful to choose. Beautiful word choice and style!
You're so incredibly talented! Well done!!
This is incredible. "I made your hands into heaven, now they are just hands." Completely relatable.
Wow, so vivid! Amazing writing.
Oh this was wonderfully thoughtful, your imagery worked so well with the tone. And I loved those last lines!
Sara, this is some amazing writing. I loved the pacing and the image you painted. Well done.