It's like Cinderella met Dali. (with Six-Out)

By Dreaming in Stanzas

And she's just this figure
Dripping a bit
The watercolors leaking from fingertips as she's clawing the walls
And hands clasps together she prays

for a way out.

And he's just a lowly painter of prose
Blending his words into images like magic to kiss her skin
Because she's the most beautiful palette he's ever seen

But what is to become of her
When her pumpkin keeps changing into mice
And her heart is just a clock
So she's
M
E
L
T
I
N
G

Like so much ice
When he's the flame
To touch her is to break her
But he's looking for Once Upon A Time
In the murals of her eyes

She's bleeding metaphors


and he's left with his paint running down canvas
trying to sling the colors the way
she tosses his heart around with words
that make whatever he paints
look rustic.

the way her lips make his body fall to pieces
she is his midnight story
and he can only hope that his
painted poetry can capture the way
his heart pools for her.
it's almost as if brushes add texture
to what is already perfect
so he wants to just dip fingers in
and press them against her skin
to keep her from disappearing
when the night ends.

and he wants to hold her tight.
speaking the syllables that make up her name
because some things
you just can't capture with paint.
or pen.

so he whispers what ifs.
she sighs.
and the seconds tick.

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Copyright 2012 Dreaming in Stanzas
Published on Saturday, September 15, 2012.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Electric-Chair On Saturday, September 15, 2012, Electric-Chair (122)By person wrote:

    Speachless, Great Muse mixture

  • FadedBlues On Saturday, September 15, 2012, FadedBlues (2172)By person wrote:

    ...the title boggles my mind: what a convoluted animated feature that would make! artist & poet as lovers is a beautiful romantic theme...

  • Nehema On Saturday, September 15, 2012, Nehema (962)By person wrote:

    Never thought of Dali as a prince charming before... This was delightful to read both your voices work well together. The imagery and metaphors are excellent - XXOO Scholar

  • whisperingwalls On Saturday, September 15, 2012, whisperingwalls (219)By person wrote:

    This is artistry at its finest, I wish I was a jack of all trades, and could dip my brush in rays, but when I put pastel to plaster, it decays before my simple eyes, so still I write. Thank you for illustrating colours, showing us a mural, behind which holds endless substance, but by wary eyes will never be seen

  • dwells On Saturday, September 15, 2012, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Metaphorically marvelous darlings, and the metaphors became the reality with your skillfull blending. I think grandma might like this one too, cheers!

  • Devilish On Saturday, September 15, 2012, Devilish (2662)By person wrote:

    There is no doubt on earth when you read something and instantly know who that writer has to be i knew by the second line. damn. unmistakable. so beautiful . wow. hey there you .. love it Scholar


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