A Baffled Pallid

Dim hazes of your assorted gestures blissfully smother me
And I slowly grow fainter.
Being besieged by the tumultuous and handsome past  
I stretch for the blinding white.
Your idea is calming and lustful with every saccharine stroke;
I do not need you—I want you.
I crave the challenge that furnishes me with colorless brilliance
However, this whiteness is omnipotent.
It is all-knowing and ever-growing to the point of no return
And I accept that I’m defenseless.
But I will not acknowledge your devious and pitiless dejection
As your colors are lies.
My tints and shades burst in ferocity and ardor that merge together
And ultimately become a bewildered solid white.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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November 21, 2012 at 9:51 PM
WHoa! Beautiful write Gabrielle! I like the idea of tints and shades bursting in - variety is the epitome of humanity and it should be guarded wisely.Very well written poem!
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