Green and Gold

The colors of pride and deception

Photo by Bozhin Karaivanov on Unsplash

Green and gold
my eyes peruse
the colors of pride
and deception
deeply embedded
in your garden.
Sheltered, my eyes
deny truths etched
across my skin
as I die in a bed
desecrated leaves.

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Green and Gold © 2024 Rena Aliston. All rights reserved.

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Written for Enticing the Muse’s “Poetry Jam” by Christine Graves over on Medium. The prompt was “In the garden of green and gold”.

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