Izabell Skoogh (Colours of Love and Barriers)

Izabell Skoogh

Izabell officially started her career when she decided to pursue a minor in creative writing at Saint Leo University, FL. Her first poem was featured in “The Sandhill Review Magazine” and after she arrived back to Sweden, she continued pursuing her passion for writing through writing classes and getting works submitted in magazines.

Gray rainbow

This child, me, 

gray, dark, ugly. 

Not much colors in life, 

nothing.

At most different shades. 

I tried my very best 

to paint but without 

brushes

paint 

and sparkling glitter 

I realized this is not for me. 

This child, me 

was not destined for love and sparkling thoughtfulness. 

I did not 

        fit  

    in.

This child, me 

odd,

different

gray

never accepted, never to be really known. 

In therapy I came to accept 

my parent would never be

supporting 

cheering

loving. 

They will not be at my wedding

celebrating this child, me

no longer gray.

Together with the woman of 

my life.

We paint the skies in rainbows,

my inside now filled with love 

in places I only thought 

sorrow would fit.

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Colours of Love :: Setu, July 2022