White Knuckles


Blue sighs,
purple heart beating pain
Scarlet letters
written on rice paper grain

Black clouds
portend colonial violent reign
Silver pocket lining — 
Ivory Coast watch has a gold chain

Indigo weep journey,
stern waves of Coral Reef grief from green gain
Obsidian gale passage,
white knuckle fear mete with alabaster disdain

Steel blue sky,
pale joy in the skin cargo lane
Bronze native hope
shipped to brass harbor strange

Black enfolding clouds,
infrared serene thoughts ponder forgiveness arcane
Sunshine free promises
darkly veil a fetter capital idea, so auctioneer insane

Eclipse horizon,
opaque firmament change
Pink eyes can’t see the snowstorm coming,
leaving frozen asset remains

Blue wail sky
dew drop more violet moan rain
Crimson siren tide
left a white knuckle asphalt stain

Black brow clouds
are thunderbolt cry parting: “Die latter-day Cain!”
Ruddy cloven tongues
are white lightning uttering: “Abel shall live again!” 

Rainbow balm sky
after the purple bruise reign
Grey matter turbulent tide
is now a peaceful cerulean haven

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 7/19/2020 3:41:00 PM
You are a very clever port and a master word weaver .
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Date: 7/19/2020 5:32:00 AM
This is cleverly done, Freddie. Your topic is projected through an array of colours which culminate in White! Hope you are keeping well, my friend. Regards // paul
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Date: 7/17/2020 8:56:00 PM
this is written deep from your soul. It's quite beautiful how you used colors to give your emotions! Very creative.
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Date: 7/17/2020 10:22:00 AM
The title drew me in, very clever, I suspect this is much more than meets the eye, a powerful denunciation of slavery, that seems to never end, very apropos this write considering...
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Date: 7/17/2020 9:01:00 AM
Your words remain significant. Potent ink! Thanks for your visit
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Date: 7/17/2020 6:54:00 AM
Dear Freddie, I am glad to feed my eyes with this beautiful piece once again after a long holiday from Soup. I love your rhymes and the way you seem to invite mother nature in your choice of words. Much love, Adeniji.
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