The Red Staircase
by RC DeWinter
Title
The Red Staircase
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils-paintography-photopainting
Description
Copyright 2014 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
scarlet sea
way back
in a far corner of my mind
there is a staircase
old and gothic
the door chambering it firmly locked
for at the bottom of these stairs
there waits an ocean
scarlet sea
made up in equal measure of
desire passion love
all the elements spelling out surrender
emotion i can no longer afford
it is a deep and tricksy pool
in which i do not wish to drown
and drown i would
in love i am a fool
willingly opening veins
to mingle with already bloody water
and choking on it
thick and salty
as i sink into the murk
that scums the bottom
dense silt of sadness
decomposed remains of bootleg love
i have forgotten how to float
i have no tether to my pride
i have no sense of preservation
i cannot burn this cursed staircase down
thank god for locks
here
take the key
i need it not
you keep it for me
just in case temptation calls
for i am weak
without the key i shall be safe
I have no coin with which to pay a locksmith
i never want to walk those stairs again
~ copyright 2014 RC deWinter
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architecture, window, stairs, gothic, antique, atmospheric, interior, railing, red, staircase, stairway, vintage, realism, moody, wall art, rc dewinter, dewinter
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Comments (92)
Chrystyne Novack
The red is vivid and bold while the banister is gothic in design and dark. There is a brooding mystery that hangs heavy in the air - accompanied by the poem I get the full sense that travel up these stairs will unlock memories and temptations that are best left behind closed doors.
RC DeWinter replied:
Love your interpretation, Christine, but whatever provoked that was probably painted in. In reality it's the stairway at Trinity College that leads down to the cinema. Thank you.
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations on your "gold star" feature in the high activity group, AllStarz!
Maria Hunt
Such an amazing Digital painting, Gina. Saw this on Female Artists and had to comment on the beauty, WOW. F/L
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. G I D A - The GALLERIA of INTERIOR DESIGN ART. From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
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