Check out this controversial poem (below) written by my spunky fictional character, Selena Hawkins, which puts her face-to-face with the sexy country star, Tucker Calhoun. Read more in the sample of Obscurity.
Lost in the Fog
By Jodi Ashland
His eyes are gray, the color of sadness, misery, and sorrow
His matching hat, button-down shirt, and cowboy boots don’t mask it
Gray could be silver, the color of shiny sports cars and coin
Meant to exude wealth, power, and fame
But all I see is the subdued shade of gray and the subdued man
Even the absence of color—black—or all colors—white—go with everything
But gray, what does gray go with except other shades of gray
It’s the color of fog and clouds bloated with rain
Causing air, sidewalks, and streets to look the same
Gray drives all signs of life into their cocoons
It’s a lonely color, reflecting the lonely, desperate man
Others don’t see past the outer beauty of him
The strong jaw and shoulders imply his character is the same
His height and long legs mean he is afraid of nothing
Why can’t they see it in his eyes, the ones that betray him
He’s disheartened and he’s lost in the fog
Come back to me, lyrics sung to the woman who is gone
His voice exposing his anguish, his eyes showing what it cost
Did he hurt this woman as much as she hurt him?
Or did she push him away, as if on a whim?
Why can’t they leave this man alone?
His words aren’t meant for anyone… but the one he has lost
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