# Poem #57: Blackness

Author: bhscorch1313
Tags: Poetry, art

#58 of Poetry

This was a creative writing assignment. We were to write a poem in response to a picture. I may post that picture in the future.
For those who are curious, here is its info:
"Cool Dragon" 1988, Sharon Sprung
Enjoy.

_Blackness_

Fire flowing out  
From past at future  
See the sadness flow  
Anger and hate  
Fuels the darkness inside

So similarily different  
One is open, exposed  
Showing himself to the world  
The other is closed  
Shutting fast the iron door

Yet by their faces  
They seem the same  
Vivid in different lights  
Created from different colors

The blackness behind  
Shows an open window  
Into his soul  
For they are one  
His own self-hatred  
We now can see  
This spiral of darkness  
This spiral of hate and grief  
Force his eyes to plead

The cry of help  
Speaks to our hearts  
Let the oils and colors  
Be washed away

But never forget  
Those eyes.

~bhscorch

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Source: https://sofurry.com/s/V1YwJl0m
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