Paint

1.

First, grasp control of form and muscle,

run my hand down his shoulder and my fingers in the rift of his arm.

Then, paint the sweat and history

and multiply it by the rainbow. 

Dip a brush in fine alabaster; smear glass highlights

in the eye and shoulder. Go over with blue

and trace the shadows. 

Add dust because pink is a soft color

to contrast the horse's purple eye.

2.

Find my name and claim it

with black ink tip with bronze. 

Swirl the letter like stream water 

to quench the thirst of the canvas. 

Then pray that what I mark is correct. 

3.

Mark it with pen's dissatisfaction. 

Gaze at the bud of paint misplaced. 

Receive the score,

and then decide against it. 

When it comes to paint, 

only the artistknows what my hand can say.