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october brushed by

october brushed by

 in the midst of an october sunrise
 bearing splashes of colors beyond description
 like a thick acrylic paint mixture
 crimson with cadmium yellow
 thrown…scattered like seed…by the hand of god
 morning unfolds like a delicate rose 

 light crawls like aching fingers
 touching soft lips that moisten the sands,
 retreating, sliding like two bodies too close
 to be parted, moving slowly, one advancing-
retreating, wave at a time. 
 
 the water returns—
 –to the water
 the sand to the sand
 and yet the light to darkness 

 i’m sinking beneath the surface of my soul
 void of color, gray on gray on gray
 as a jacket of black smothers me
 suffocating me
 gripping my heart
 until i see evil being squeezed out

 jealousy is green, greed is yellow
 hatred is black and deceit is red
 until at last
 god has taken the ugliness of my heart
 squeezed my evil
 and fashioned a brand new color
 for tomorrow’s rainbow 

 all get one
 just one
 and you will remember yours

tolbert

Copyright © wayne tolbert

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