I am brilliant
Like the colors
The ancient masters
Used to put on the streets
For a few coppers
I am as brilliant
As any pigment
I spread beneath
The sun…
Lighting up the world
With the artist's palate
Pure pigments
Beneath the sun
I am shocking
In full daylight
I am full of potential
And all I have to
Do is trust the master
Artist's hand
To use me
Grinding my pigments
Into something
Beautiful
That can only be
Full realized
And appreciated
Once like the chalks
I am used up
Spread out
Before the world
On the pavement
I am a master's
Piece of artwork
Touching the lives
Of all
Who see me.