The child deconstructs
her picture, scraping curls
of black crayon; swirls
of firework wraiths appear
and a hive of red, orange
and yellow bees swarms
from the smoke of a waxy night.
Opposite her, a woman, bright
and bedizened in gold rings,
ear hoops and bangles
that glitter in the flecks
of kind eyes, searches
the little girl’s filthy face,
a convex mirror,
for signs of alexithymia.
In an effort to seduce
her patient out of her comfort zone,
the art therapist starts to produce
a crayon picture of her own.
At the end of the hour,
when they say their goodbyes,
each of them has a keepsake:
a view through each other’s eyes.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Image found on http://www.schoolpaints.com/2013/03/scratch-scraper-art-with-school-paints.html
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #126 “October 24th, 2016”
writing in north norfolk 
Wonderful! I was captured by your words and the images they created.
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Thank you!
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And captivated too!
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🙂
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That’s a very interesting response to the challenge. It has real depth and meaning.
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Thank you, Suzanne! The image of a child with a dirty face completely immersed in crayon art came into my mind as soon as I read the list of words!
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Love the vivid imagery of the story behind this poem. Cleverly done, Kim!
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🙂
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Such magnificent surprises and revelations. 🌹
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This is such a beautiful and vivid image! The description of an art therapist is put in an elegant way.
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Thank you, Hannah.
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