(TEARS UNTOLD - By Gabrielle Malak)
Nails painted blue, hiding her eyes
Lost in her tears, softly she cries
The reason for her tears untold ~
Maybe something bad did unfold
Is someone close to her dying?
Her hair's a mess, how she's crying!
Hued textures and varied brush strokes
Unfiltered emotion evokes
Her raw anguish and pain is felt
Shoulders shaking, sorrow does melt
shaken
forsaken
art
stilted
jilted
heart
Vulnerable virgules, soul bleeds
Torn in despair like tumbleweeds
The dappled play of coloured light
Her hopeless status does highlight
Makes one wonder what does she rue?
Hiding her eyes, nails painted blue.
thank you thank you to my mentor
she seen in me in me no one could see
write your poetry but use virgule
and diligent I write tons of nonsense
with no virgules as I am a bad student
but you forever in my heart never to be forgotten my mentor.
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