Black, Blue, Purple, Pale: A Book of Poetry on the Evolution of the Mind

By Gita Bhattacharya

Travel on the roller coaster ride of the human mind. Each section in Black, Blue, Purple, Pale, captures the emotional intensity of the state of mind that each color represents. Starting with the darkly rumbling inner-pain personified in "Black," girls with "Lithium and Laced Leggings" and "Creatures of the Night" will "Divide by Zero" and "Break the Framework of Society and Self." The darkness melts into "Blue," where confusion and chaos reign in the world of "The Castlebuilder" and "Quantum Subshells." Things begin to recalibrate themselves in "Purple," as the speaker discovers a "Sensuous and Soporific" love that inevitably brews "A Fire Inside." Finally, "Pale" represents the speaker's catharsis and emotional maturity. But not completely white, "Pale" leaves the speaker painfully cognizant of the scars and mistakes of the past. A beautiful and modern anthology, Black, Blue, Purple, Pale celebrates the great spectrum of emotions--sorrow, confusion, passion, and acceptance-- that characterize personal growth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477266694

Gita Bhattacharya

Gita graduated from Troy High School in Fullerton, California, where she quickly gravitated towards her English, philosophy, and science classes. Curious about human nature, both its psychological and physiological aspects, Gita began writing prose and poetry that were inspired by a variety of subjects including ethics, the meaning of life, love, genetics, global warming, and even quantum physics. After inviting New York Times Bestselling author Alyson Noel to speak at her high school's Writers' Club, Gita finally decided it was time to publish her work. Black, Blue, Purple, Pale is Gita's first book. A diverse collection of poems, Black, Blue, Purple, Pale outlines the transition from sorrow and regret to acceptance and happiness that often occurs in life. Gita is an undergraduate at Harvard University where she plans on majoring in neurobiology or human development and regenerative biology while continuing to follow her passion for poetry and creative writing.

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© 2012 by Gita Bhattacharya. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 09/05/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-6668-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-6669-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012916368

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Contents

Preface

Laced Leggings And Lithium

Break The Framework Of Society And Self

Divide By Zero

The One Who Deserves Death

Untitled

The Soul Purpose

The Simulacrum Of Silver

Creature Of The Night

The Castlebuilder

The Hills Of Bastanchury

Sleep

Explosion, This Beat

Stella Lunar

Quantum Subshell

Blue Waltz Of Time

The Sounds Of Silence

Imbrued In Honey

Duet

Shuriken Blades

A Fire Inside

The Red Rose

Isolation Song

Sensuous And Soporific

Sora To Taiyou

My Vegan Lover

A Paltry Contradiction

Coalification

Devotion To The Spirit Of The Soul

Selfish To Be Sad

To Blame

Unrealized

Pure Happiness

About The Author

PART 1: BLACK

Inner-pain’s embrace

Preface

All my lovers never did love me,

and so I write of my misery.

Just like the woman in black who loathes her body,

so she slashes her bones for Earth to bury.

And as we bleed,

sunken eyes watch jealously.

Are these the ends of poetry?

All my lovers never did love me,

And so I write of my misery.