“I cover my pages with pain-stained ink” – Smiles Under Pillows
Swirling colours drip
from my full pen
-bleeding into the paper
-forming words
that paint vivid pictures
of scenes that are perhaps
better off left unseen
….emptying me
(and at the same time)
exposing me
©Vivian Zems
Real Toads – Micro Poetry
Smell The Coffee 
August 30, 2019 at 12:34 am
I like this. So many times we see blood beibg used as ink. It is good to read a different perspective on this. How the picture both empties and exposes you.
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August 30, 2019 at 10:10 pm
Thanks Toni 😊
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August 30, 2019 at 2:40 am
Luckily readers of those words will imagine those pictures by themselves with the way the words are placed. The words will expose you as a poet with a gift.
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August 30, 2019 at 10:09 pm
Amen !
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August 30, 2019 at 8:35 am
So wonderful that you write with swirling colours, Viv. Self-exposure is the bane or boon of the poet. :),
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August 30, 2019 at 10:08 pm
Indeed, it is !
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August 30, 2019 at 10:28 am
Thanks for sharing this colourful metaphor.. it is quite a decision when it comes down to exposure or closure.
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August 30, 2019 at 10:36 am
It is indeed. A writer always walks that fine line.
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August 30, 2019 at 11:26 am
First of all, a writer needs courage…
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August 30, 2019 at 11:26 am
Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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August 30, 2019 at 10:07 pm
Thank you 😊
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August 30, 2019 at 4:30 pm
emptying and exposing…We poets do that a lot don’t we? Beautiful
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August 30, 2019 at 10:07 pm
Thanks Susie 🙏🏾
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August 30, 2019 at 7:25 pm
This is so poignant ❤ such a unique perspective on this one, Viv 😊
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August 30, 2019 at 10:07 pm
Thanks Sanaa😊
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August 31, 2019 at 7:42 am
Your words are relatable. 🙂
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August 31, 2019 at 6:14 pm
Thank you!
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August 31, 2019 at 3:38 pm
Lovely Vivian!
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August 31, 2019 at 6:15 pm
Thanks Linda😊
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August 31, 2019 at 3:56 pm
Yep… I too relate to the emptying and exposing. And living in a house full of visual artists, I see this color and feeling bleeding onto and through the page in their work too.
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August 31, 2019 at 6:14 pm
Well said!
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August 31, 2019 at 9:38 pm
Exposing… sometimes I wonder when i will dare to do that.
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August 31, 2019 at 10:46 pm
In time….😂
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September 1, 2019 at 2:02 am
Awesome post, My Dear!! Love poems about writing!!! Bellissimo, Vivian, Bellissimo!
xoxo
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September 1, 2019 at 3:21 pm
I’m honoured to be praised by a wordsmith such as yourself!
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September 5, 2019 at 6:32 pm
Ha! Just a Little Ol’ Poet that listens to the Universe whispering!!! Hope you have a fun weekend planned!!!
xoxo
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September 5, 2019 at 8:15 pm
Lol! Quiet weekend- just what the doctor ordered 😊
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September 1, 2019 at 2:02 am
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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September 1, 2019 at 3:20 pm
Thanks Chuck! How are you?😊
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September 5, 2019 at 6:34 pm
Always a pleasure reading and sharing your posts, My Dear!! I’m well and happy and hoping the same is true for you?? Looking forward to my wife’s 75th birthday cruise!!! Yeah!
xoxo
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September 5, 2019 at 8:14 pm
Yay!!!! Enjoy 😉
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September 2, 2019 at 1:20 am
I love the contrast of emptying and exposing.
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September 2, 2019 at 7:00 am
Thank you!
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September 20, 2019 at 7:24 am
Writing is such a powerful tool. On one hand it is used as a means of hiding our true selves and on the other for revealing our darkest, deepest secrets. You have done a great job Vivian in expressing this beautifully. You are a gifted writer. Keep going always!😍
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September 20, 2019 at 8:22 am
Aww! Thank you 🙏🏾
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