girl with a pearl earring

looking

i like this picture.
somehow it speaks volumes to me. the girl. with her eyes.
in poetry class, we were made to pick a painting once and write about it.
i chose picasso. a woman depicted in two half faces. red and green.

here's the poem.

Poem inspired by a painting (Picasso)

Behind bars lies the juxtaposition
Of a jailed up person
Of thought, manner, sexuality.

In your confusion lies my betrayal
Like black steel wool rusting up the brain
I curtain your eyes

In the blue of the black
Sleeps a green, malevolent me
'Side the rosy, smiling she
that you see.

My long, perfectly manicured nails
Are but talons poised to gouge
Stupid unseeing eyes
While I poison with sweet lies


My kiss deep as death
Bewitch all souls into my hold
Mine to control

I die a quiet death
With no one the wiser
The evil me
Inside the good her
Now both, gone forever.