Jackson, Kimberly

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Calliope Volume 49 Mosaic Article 34 5-1-2018 The Painter’s Pallet Kimberly Jackson University of the Pacific Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/calliope  Part of the Creative Writing Commons Recommended Citation Jackson, Kimberly (2018) "The Painter’s Pallet," Calliope: Vol. 49 , Article 34. Available at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/calliope/vol49/iss1/34 This Poem is brought to you for free and open access by the College of the Pacific Journals at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Calliope by an authorized editor of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact mgibney@pacific.edu. 38The Painter’s Pallet Kimberly JacksonYou were high when you said that I am an ocean with the deepest of bluesand she is a forestwith endless shades of green full of life and mysteryYou said that you loved the oceanYou said that you had wandered through the forestwaiting to stumble upon my crashing waves but I know you better than thatThe ocean’s blues will never be enough for youI can’t give you the never-ending, vibrant greens of the forest still you try to turn me green with envy so I can look more like herIf I’m the oceanlet me draw you in with my waves and not let you outLet me lure you like a siren to the depths of the seaStop looking into water for the reflection of what you want Stop being so afraid of what you’ll find beneath the surfaceI am more than the ocean you’d paint me to bebut you’ll never care enough to see thatLemon Still LifeJulissa Andrade

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