Painting Portraits

Written words I fear you
Poetry I'm afraid
Lyrical music don't you come so fast
I'm painting portraits that I know will last

In the streets all these people
Live a language I don't know
Though their faces look familiar to me
How can I paint a whole society

So I silent sit
In my corner with a mask
And an idea in my head
Through the grief and pain
Again and again
Painting portraits

Images fall quickly
Visions come and they go
I've held their silent chorus in my head
Still painting portraits of the things they said

Everything inspires
Some situations untrue
Can't help but see things in a million ways
Be painting portraits for the rest of my days

So I silent sit
In my corner with a mask
And an idea in my head
Through the grief and pain
Again and again
Painting portraits


J. Meyers