In your absence
I paint the ceiling
midnight blue,
await the return
of stars, ride out
the gut wrench
of abandonment
I know your motive
is happiness, and
that I shall emerge
all the wiser,
but for now
I don the spatter
of indigo grief.
(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
One Woman's Quest 
“I don the spatter / of indigo grief” Absolutely superb.
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Thanks LuAnne!
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Beautifully penned…
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Thanks 😊
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I absolutely love this poem and the moment you describe, the colour you use to describe it, the conflict and the attempt at resolution. Beautiful ❤
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Thanks 😊
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“ride out the gut wrench of abandonment”
this is so perfect. love this one.
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Thanks Tara.
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I don the spatter of indigo grief! I love it!
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😊 🙏
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Lovely poem. Check this out too
https://odhiambodennis.wordpress.com/2022/02/20/the-world/
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Thanks Dennis
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Hi VJ
Excellent play on the blues !
And the gut wrench line really brought the depth of the breakup feeling
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Thanks Yvette.
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This is beautiful, I will be writing my breakup blues on my blog. I have been through a lot in life, trauma was always around me. This has inspired me to start writing poems on my blog, thanks for the inspiration.
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Writing poetry has been very cathartic/ therapeutic for me. Hope you have a similar experience.
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Accompany this poem with some soul filled, “blues” tune.
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Beautiful poem!! 💕
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Thanks
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💕😊
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I just love this! Says it all in such a succinct way. The image works so well I can imagine the words of the poem appearing below the bicycle tires….;-)
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Thanks Julie!
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“the spatter
of indigo grief.”
Brilliant writing, VJ!
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Thanks 😊
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Most welcome.
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Wow! Fine poem!
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Thanks Robert!
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You’re very welcome. Just speaking the truth. 🙂
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This has to be one of my favourites – It speaks to me in a big way and takes me back to another time in my life when I was married. You certainly do paint with your words…
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Thanks Janet. I’m sure it’s the use of colour that hooked you, lol.
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The colour might have attracted me, but the words really grabbed me:)
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😊
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Been there, VJ. Great stuff. Thanks.
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😊
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Midnight blue is a nice choice 🙂
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Lol. Like the open night sky.
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Wow, powerful!
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Thanks 🙏
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beautiful VJ! Well done! ❤
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Thank you. You are very sweet.
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I agree with Punam and Liz, that ending is a zinger and a cool image.
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Thanks Heather.
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Welcome.
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“the spatter
of indigo grief.”…too good!
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Those lines grabbed me as well!!
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Thanks
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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Thanks 😊
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My pleasure. 😊
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Such talent, the way you write your words. 💌
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Thanks! (blushing)
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Lovely poem
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Thanks 😊
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