Like a scarlet rose wilting away
Undermined by fury and struck by grief
Painting my canvas in shades of red
Drawing out the crimson of my heart
And showing what I’d never show
Raging flames of vexation and ire
Bittersweet yet warm

Petals unfolding in lilac glory
Bleeding out in amethystine threads
Sketching out my nostalgia
And the silence that I draw in towards myself
Quiet tears of fuchsia and longing
Basking in the fragrance of mauve waves
When home no longer feels like home

Ink explodes,
Drowning me in cobalt
Azure claws that never seem to let go
Even when I think it’s gone
The melancholy staining my soul
A blemish has sunk its claws deep
Unwanted shadows that follow me everywhere

The color that throbs with life
Leaving me with a feeling of calm
The world becomes alive in viridescent shades
Each jade thread that connects me
Becomes visible
Telling the story of its evolution
With every small action important

Always before sunrise
Dull, ashen, and faded
The color of faded ink and forgotten promises
Of dreams that never came to be
And ones devoid of all color
Right between black and white
When the moon sets and the sun rises

Ebony and colorless chess pieces
Raven king and ivory queen
Branching off into splatters of scarlet, orange and gold
Magenta and teal and turquoise
Pulling me into a realm of madness and incoherence
Coloring me opalescence like the spectrum
Coloring me maybe