Canvas

by PixieStix

Published August 27, 2012

In Poems

Canvas

Waves crash onto the sandy shore,
He takes a breath,
The skies turning into a beautiful painting.

Just like a canvas,
His light shall shine,
But his life just starts out as a blank piece of paper.

But then as he grows,
The canvas gets brighter,
More colors are added to continue his story.

The canvas stays like that,
In a dusty room
With no one to let they’re inspiration out on it.

But then he comes back,
A few years later,
And continues his painting again,

Until the canvas is complete.
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Ardor
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Ardor wrote a review Review · Sep 7, 2012

Hey Pix :) I have arrived to review this poem, as I need a lot of points XD

"Waves crash onto the sandy shore,
He takes a breath,
The skies turning into a beautiful painting."

So, already we get a vivid description of our subject. This reminds me of a dystopian, as in someone wakes up with no memory, like 28 Days Later. Nice start.

"Just like a canvas,
His light shall shine,
But his life just starts out as a blank piece of paper."

So, this man doesn't have an identity. He is practically born, or reborn. So many interpretation are attached to this one people. It's getting me excited! I can't wait to read on.

"But then as he grows,
The canvas gets brighter,
More colors are added to continue his story."

His memory is coming back to him. He is starting to remember everything again. He now can see what is going on. He paints himself a vivid picture of the life he has/had/will have. Hopefully this theme will continue on in the next stanza.

"The canvas stays like that,
In a dusty room
With no one to let they’re inspiration out on it."

It shouldn't be "they're", but "their". Apart from that error, it's pretty much good. One thing I will say, is that I am a bit unclear where this is set. You mention beaches but you describe a dusty room. So, are the two there to contrast images? If so, to what purpose? Maybe the character is isolated, but I am unsure of the message portrayed in this stanza.

"But then he comes back,
A few years later,
And continues his painting again,"

He loses his memory again. Over the years, he can trace back the memory slowly, and his search for the ultimate truth is never found.

"Until the canvas is complete."

So, for all eternity.

Basically, I like it.



We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind