Laurentine G Poet Ekphrasis

Inspired by The Poison by Magritte

     we all brought the spectre inside
making the streets safe to roam
      but the sky starless

      eternal night
bearable with fallen constellations 
   the ever present answers
         distractingly laid out
   seemingly within touching distance

shhh, don't question the few with lamps on
       who dim dead light and converse with it
 they neither see to believe
             or trust tactile epiphanies 
      let them deliberate on the meaning of dust

do I see all this from across the street
            I can't say
     denial's reversal leaves me lost

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Ink Empress May 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM Ill be back to congratulate you later :D Cus well this deserves top placement! Pleasure reading this creative and deeply moving plus cool take on the art! Nailed it! Sending you light always

Ink Empress May 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM I just had a look at the painting, now im wondering why the artist named it poison? Curious! However i must say your take is spot on! With the mention of sky being starless and also how youv written about the dim light and not seeing to believe etc! Well, thats deep! Made me think of sometimes how we try to converse with some who refuse to believe anything lost in their own darkness, and drawn out conclusions, and that ending is brilliant! Only you can pull off such edgy lines! Impressive’ Laurentine G May 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM Magritte doesn't tell much about why - so it's all left to the viewer to decide. Which is great for a poet as we have endless scope in where to take a poem :) glad you liked it :)