POETRY

Color

June 30, 2016

Isn’t it interesting that we men often pause in the face or question of color.  We think it says something about us and we both want it to and are afraid it might.  Really, it’s just color.

they asked

although I doubted

they really cared

much

but

they asked

since it

was part

of the game

being played

they asked

just needing

to get

through it

to the end

they asked

what color

are you?

Purple

or maybe

lavender

I thought

to myself

but I paused

and they​​ 

said

red,

yes, red

is the right

choice for you

you will​​ 

be red.

No, I​​ said

make me

gray

please

but I paused

long enough

for them

to move​​ 

on

and​​ 

so​​ 

I was never

purple

or

lavender

except

to

myself.

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