I'm not what you have painted me--
for those colors, no one could hold,
as sunlight fades and shadows creep.
I'm not what you have painted me--
on pedestals of memory
that topple when our truth is told...
I'm not what you have painted me,
for those colors, no one could hold...
Copyright © 2021 by Keith E. Sparks Jr.
First appeared in 30 Days of Triolet
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