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Paintbrush

October 27, 2012
By Claire_A GOLD, Pleasanton, California
Claire_A GOLD, Pleasanton, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always a poet, even in prose.&quot;<br /> ~Charles Baudelaire


I painted the sky
With a river of stars.
One
Two
Three...
On and on
My river rushes.

I painted the sun
With a dollop of gold.
Swirling
Swirling
Swirling...
On and on
My sunlight sparkles.

I painted the world
With a carefree hand.
Sweep
Brush
Stroke...
On and on
My world billows.

I painted my face
With a mask of simplicity
Hiding
Hiding
Hiding...
On and on
As my mask wears down.

I walk and walk
Far and away
As I search for my home.
My tracks make a grid of the ground
Crossed.
I walk over them again and again
Lines
Stiff and straight
Like my rough raw hands
And my heart stripped of hope.

But I can find it
I can find my role in this place
That I painted with blinded eyes
And a broken hand.


The author's comments:
Hi :)
This is my first submission to Teen Ink; I hope you like it! I recently finished a book called Crossed, and it has very beautiful poetry in it. I wanted to try that style. Enjoy!

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Claire_A GOLD said...
on Nov. 12 2012 at 7:55 pm
Claire_A GOLD, Pleasanton, California
11 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always a poet, even in prose.&quot;<br /> ~Charles Baudelaire

You are so nice and flattering all the time! <333

on Nov. 11 2012 at 3:48 pm
Kathryn_H BRONZE, Pleasanton, California
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about about waiting for the storm to pass... It&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.&quot;

LOVE IT CLAIRE!!!!!! You always right awesome stuff and this is no different!!!!! I really like the style you used, and i see how you got your inspiration from Crossed but made it your own. <3 Kathryn