The painted gun that silently screamed "Surrender!"A Poem by Julianna Marie
This is my surrender--
Trigger latched back, I prayed for a bang. Trigger latched back, I prayed for a bang, but when released, a gunpowder-fertilized boquet grew in swirls of paint. The power and weight in my right hand-- Everything is morphed into a ticking clock. Your words, so blindingly yellow... the strokes of a paintbrush, the shots of a gun. Am I the trigger to your gun? Are you the trigger to my gun? This is my surrender. You are a whisper, made of acrylic; Paint me your mood for today. I am the cry of a bullet, made of steel-- My words, so firy black...the only one I ever meant was "Goodbye." The delicious drops of honey have rinsed from your eyes. On edge, you stand upright-- your love has become a see-saw. It's ending, it's ending, it's over-- The delicate lace tightly bound around the thorns of the blackberry bush. You blink red, you scream yellow...the strokes of a paintbrush, the shots of a gun. This is my surrender. © 2010 Julianna Marie |
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Added on May 11, 2010 Last Updated on May 11, 2010 AuthorJulianna MarieSeattle, WAAboutI'm a 21 year old girl living in Seattle, student/poet/barista. I believe in art, poetry, psychology, and music-- I don't think its safe to believe in much else. more.. |

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