{"sf1_id":365109,"sf2_id":"V1YwJl0m","title":"Poem #57: Blackness","author":"bhscorch1313","words":130,"posted_at":"2012-04-14T00:39:00.000Z","tags":["Poetry","art"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/365109-poem-57-blackness","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/V1YwJl0m","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/7f/25/7f25da5f-7c0f-4df3-8e7d-c5e3ba0a5dab","description":"#58 of Poetry\n\nThis was a creative writing assignment. We were to write a poem in response to a picture. I may post that picture in the future.\nFor those who are curious, here is its info:\n\"Cool Dragon\" 1988, Sharon Sprung\nEnjoy.","content":"_Blackness_\n\nFire flowing out  \nFrom past at future  \nSee the sadness flow  \nAnger and hate  \nFuels the darkness inside\n\nSo similarily different  \nOne is open, exposed  \nShowing himself to the world  \nThe other is closed  \nShutting fast the iron door\n\nYet by their faces  \nThey seem the same  \nVivid in different lights  \nCreated from different colors\n\nThe blackness behind  \nShows an open window  \nInto his soul  \nFor they are one  \nHis own self-hatred  \nWe now can see  \nThis spiral of darkness  \nThis spiral of hate and grief  \nForce his eyes to plead\n\nThe cry of help  \nSpeaks to our hearts  \nLet the oils and colors  \nBe washed away\n\nBut never forget  \nThose eyes.\n\n~bhscorch\n\n[![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nd/3.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)  \n\"Blackness\" by bhscorch is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/365106-poem-56-inspiration.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/369160-poem-58-it.json"}}