Artist

Artist



Color me naked with your sighs
Scribble me stripped
Stabbed 
Slashed
Stippled on your skin

Paint me black
Seething in charcoal amber
Writhing in lines
The brush strokes of your tongue
Beseech

Craft me artist eloquent
With feathered quill
On the spine of desire
Etch me
Deep acid in your eyes

Brush in the sticky fluid oil of centuries
Canvass hung sacrificial in galleries
Martyred to your beauty
I am

Capture me in sketches
Paper trees and graphite inscribe
And draw me
With your soul
On the timeless wall and halls
Of love

Chiseled I am from marble cliffs
Statue pantheon
You my ancient legend
Artist
In murals cast
Upon the unforgotten forms of beauty

You are primitive

Preordained to the hand-print of stone
Set in caves prehistorical 
With spit and pigment molded
Bonded
Eternal

Paint me naked
In your eyes
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Pate Avatar
May 29, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Wow, truly beautiful. Spirited, passionate, the imagery fantastic. What a wonderfully creative piece.
Shango Avatar
May 26, 2009 at 1:40 PM
This is a treasure for ages to come ... a masterpiece of a master artist ... surreal in the sublimation of language and craft ... wow, wow, wow ... blazing hot ... I love it. A fave, bro.
Sheart Avatar
May 25, 2009 at 7:19 AM
Amazing and beautiful sentiments you pen here! It's so true there's a bit of vulnerability in art because it comes straight from the heart of soul. Its truth has no limits, and to be fully appreciated for it, means so very much to the artist. May your pen never run dry! Have a good Memorial Day. Many blessings to you and yours. Love Light Truth Patricia
Orozco Avatar
May 24, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Beautiful write! This is an amazing piece to art. - jeremia
Higgins Avatar
May 24, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Love this piece...charcoal amber stood out..well done.
Devonshire Avatar
May 24, 2009 at 8:26 AM
One must be bold to allow others to view them as "naked in your eyes." Your willingness to expose all that you are to another is admirable, Colin. No pretenses, just truth. Beautiful language used to convey powerful thoughts. Love, carolyn
Megens Avatar
May 24, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Beautiful imagination masterpiece of sorts thanks for the beauty and color flows gently
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