What is the Truth? by Ivy Jones

What is the Truth?

Is she looking out at the love of her life?

Or was she caught in a moment of fear?

She glances into the unknown waiting,

Listening, silent in the black abyss.

The fabric wrapped around her head shows no

Sign of hair. It is an art form of sorts

The way the two colors of fabric place

Evenly across her head which might have

Taken hours or minutes but presents

Perfect creases, folds, and elegant feel.

The blouse of two colors, white and dark cream,

Indicate the lighting surrounding the

Room she stands in. Maybe she sits, or is

Trying to escape the light shone brightly

On her face. Nothing is certain from this

Image. Only the clothes that she wears and

The color of her skin are clearly shown

And identifiable through this lens.

Girl with the Pearl Earring is what she is

Known best as. For the one pearl that hangs from

Her left ear lobe. It is a great detail

And expensive piece of jewelry for her.

She is of simple clothing and complex

For something so elegant to be worn.

Vermeer was said to be her lover at

The time. It can be speculated that

Nothing ever happened. Only that he

Inspired to make something astonishing.

No one knows the real truth about what they

Shared. Except the Girl with the Pearl Earring.