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Brush Strokes

DowecheatemnhowDowecheatemnhow Posts: 158
edited February 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
Regret flows from the depths of my soul
With the strength of a flood
I have held these gates shut for too long
And though tormenting, they should not be stopped.

The thought of your anguish
Even as I write to you now
Stops my heart cold
As well it should

What I see in front of me
Is a painting of our love
Its most thoughtful brushstrokes
Mottled by hurried abstraction and inattention

A person who had not seen this masterpiece created
Might think it to be refuse and pass it by unknowingly
Letting be obscured the deep beauty of its many scenes
By layers of the tarnish of mistreatment

But as the painter
I see beyond the dark smears
To recall the hours that I attended to the details
And wonder how I could let it become so discolored

The painting that took me my life to create
Has lost its divinity in my careless treatment
And even if I were to refine it
I fear you would always see it as it is today

So today I paint a new masterpiece
One inspired by the muse of respect
A work that you can love through our old age
One that you will look to each day for inspiration

This one will take some time
As I want my brushstrokes to be carefully placed
I need to move steadily to ensure that this time,
My art represents my dream

This is my opus
Don't judge me on my past works
As I have never before had so much skill and inspiration
And never before have I wanted to please you as I do today

With you and my children as my muse
I will paint for you a lifetime
A portrait of devotion and friendship
A panorama of passion and admiration

All I ask is that you gaze upon it with an open heart
And you shall unquestionably love me again
I can hear what you're thinking,.. All your doubts & fears,... If U look in my eye,... In time you'll find,... the reason I'm here,.. In time U may come back somday,.. To live once more-- or die once more-- In time your time,... will be no more,...
Johnny Cash (to Frank Castle/The Punisher)
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    The devotion in this is beautiful.
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  • walkerlastgen1walkerlastgen1 Posts: 155
    If I mess up my relationship can i use this to patch it up.

    amazing read. really hits home to anyone who has ever "messed up" and is trying to regain trust.
    I took a walk so I could curse my ass for being dumb!!!

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  • blackhAwkdownblackhAwkdown Posts: 13
    wow.

    thank you for writing and sharing this, it is beyond amazing. i was feeling kinda low still not knowing if i am gonna receive a xmas single this year or not, but instantly my mood has become tranquil and meditative. i'm so glad i wandered in here. thank you again, my days are changed forever.
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    Byzantine is reflected.

    I simply love what you've done with the place...
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  • Being EnlightenedBeing Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    This was another poem I had the pleasure of reading yesterday that I didn't have a chance to comment on. And yes, WOW, sums it up! :) It's really beautiful!!! I really feel for 'the painter'...I think I have more to say, but I just don't know how to say it! :) I love this!
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • DowecheatemnhowDowecheatemnhow Posts: 158
    thank you all for the feedback :) I am happy when I can reach others,... relate-- we are after all-- ALL RELATED,... 'tis the way of Nature!! Cheers :)
    I can hear what you're thinking,.. All your doubts & fears,... If U look in my eye,... In time you'll find,... the reason I'm here,.. In time U may come back somday,.. To live once more-- or die once more-- In time your time,... will be no more,...
    Johnny Cash (to Frank Castle/The Punisher)
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