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Tracing in the Dark

Art Behind d'Art

By Gerard DiLeoPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
Curved Ink

A fine white ribbon unravels

Follows the curves of a woman

Defines her sultry shape

Without revealing any real anatomy

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One silhouette beckons in the dark

A tenebristic sliver delivering a lifetime of promises

Over a coastline of enticement whilst flying at night

Willing to cross borders behind closed doors

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A fine white ribbon of paintbrush-bristles

Dipped in unrequited inks

Spills over her shoulder

Swells out a gentle arc at breast's periphery

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A return, a dip back in at her waist

A speckled hint of belly chain

Glittering here and there

Solemnizes her center of gravity

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A flare, wider, then again at her hip--

The true gift from God Almighty

Only to dip back in again and fall to the floor

She paints beautiful

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Darkness makes the perfect airbrush

The artist seizes her inner beauty

Obscured in the shadows, for one who knows how to look:

Art

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About the Creator

Gerard DiLeo

Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

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    Written by Gerard DiLeo