i made it all in grayscale
sucked out every other single colour
it had
and now
there is void in its eyes
i made a silly little insignificance
shrill gradients of pure misery
piercing every single ray of hope
the dark light
of the corner ahead
flickers and flattens
wallowing in its own dim
yet flaccid turgidity
a fog of dated tears held aloft
by webs
spun from treacle
i made it in a matte finish
a knife edge depression
with no sheen, no shine
an echo of the eternity of dull
no surface to mirror
no reflection no betrayal
it is an edge sharpened
by sly tricks
i made it with mouthful of flaky slow decay
chewing on broken razor blades
chewing on rusty nails
running through the hallways of its mind
a delusion of variegated options
a velvet hammer
i made it all in monochrome
it sits in a corner
darkened even further
by it’s very presence
it’s head hangs
desperately heavy
this is not a happy place
About the Creator
Brenton F
It's just a token of my extreme - Frank Zappa
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I have been taking some time away from writing. I haven't forgotten about Vocal, the truth is I just have been too busy pursuing other things to write online and honestly, my little family and I just had a really hard month between the flu and a weird eye infection/cold circulating our house. I'm currently sipping some warm peppermint tea because my throat is sore.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹5 days ago in BookClub
Comments (4)
No reflection, no betrayal. I loved that line a lot! Such a poignant poem!
Nice work💚✌️💯💬
This is nifty! Did you do the painting? I loved the line “it sits in a corner darkened even further”! 😁 Great work Brenton.
Why does this make me think about a person who's been misdiagnosed by a psychologist and therefore can't get the proper medical help, but is also having things made worse via their prescription or lack of it. It's a call for help, but in a sea of grey where everything blends together, they're just swallowed by the impending shadows and guilt of others. I guess for some people it's easier for them to be guilty than it is for them to lift a finger.