Chiaroscuro
Caravaggio
Michelangelo
When you see
You know
In Malta I saw
The Beheading of the Baptist
Leaned in so far
I got a warning –
Electronic barrier
Yellow card
Bathed in light
A brutal darkness shows
John in life
At death
I do not paint
What I do is words
Words to speak out loud
I will paint with words
Bring out the light and dark-
Chiaroscuro
Brian Fahy
23 April 2021
Erris Poetry 