chiarascuro
(exhibition from Belgrade)
1.
bruised and battered
paper seeps charcoal blood
golden vein shimmers
phoenix rising
from amid the ashes
pure white form
hiding among the ruins
2.
oil on canvas
sculpted like soft clay
angular green
sinister
smirking as it
lies in wait
to suck an unsuspecting soul
into it's ravenous unpupilled eyes
3.
visage peers through thick haze
unnatural phosphorescent glow
otherworldly, penetrating
eyes shrouded in mystery
fire smoldering there
at any moment setting the moths
inexorably drawn into their gaze
gloriously ablaze
4.
aubergine, azure and grey
blend flowing, rippling, blurred
watercolors spilt and pooled
but not at all
a miracle+ACE-
trinity of images
rugged face,
woman with flowing hair
head of a brilliant thinker...
did you know all that was there?
eyes charred
soul shattered
tears flow in torrents
longing erodes
what would i sacrifice
to give birth to such children?
alas+ACE- this well is barren
visions stillborn
did you ever know such hunger?
did your hand ever betray your mind
your heart
your
soul?
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