read write prompt #94

by Nathan Moore

I find this image striking on many levels. The bright red of the figure in the foreground, the way the white figure in the background seems to glow, the reflected light on chrome — the colors and details are brilliant.

There’s something about these figures that fascinates me. Maybe it’s their anonymity, the way they blur into the background. Maybe I like the weird sense of playful sadness they radiate.

What do you see here? Do you think of games and competition? Your childhood? Faceless pawns participating in a system in which they have no control?

Leave reflections on the photo and other ideas in the comments section of this post, then leave links to your work next Thursday in the comments section of the Get Your Poem On post.

my angel and my devil by thomas hawk

My Angel and My Devil by Thomas Hawk

(Note: If you include this photo in your post along with your poem, make sure you credit the artist.)

Nathan Moore is community director and a columnist for Read Write Poem. In his spare time, he plays with his children and with fire. Never at the same time. He blogs at Exhaust Fumes and French Fries.

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