Painted Love

 

Painted love

            in many colors

Is her portrait

            on my wall.

Every day

            I stare and wonder

If the painter

            knew that girl.

 

Did he see her

            in her glory

When the sun

            rose in her eyes?

Did he only

            know the story

Of her many

            stolen sighs?

 

Did his paints

            turn red with longing

For the beauty

            they portrayed?

Must have wanted

            her, but did he

Touch her, and

            was he afraid?

 

Painted love,

            my silent picture,

Tells no stories,

            tells no lies.

Leaves me here

            to weep and wonder

If the painter

            also cries.

 


© 2011 Richard Hodges