Paint For Me

Paint For Me
By, Jess Dickson



Paint me a picture
Show me the colors, the rainbow of your life
Her aged hands nudge the brush between my fingers
Saddened eyes pleading, imploring, quietly demanding

I can’t
There’s no color, no image
Real or abstract that could possess this life

Show me the hues of your pain
The fiery reds of anger that burns inside
Darkened sadness blues, glowing yellow hope
Frail shoulders tremble in pleading

I can’t
The canvas is as black as the space inside
I stare at my shoes, soul’s paper-thin

Paint for me
Do not die in darkness child
Paint for me, one last time