He stum8led into us and thought
God, this is all there is?
The pictures in his mind arose
and 8egan to see.
And all the gods and all the worlds
and here I am
just a 8ackdrop of 8lue.
8lue lips
8lue veins
He took a step 8ut then felt tired.
He said, ”lET ME, rEST, a LITTLE WHILE.“
8ut when he tried to walk again,
I made him run miles.
And I pushed him very fast, too fast
and he forgot to smile.
8lue lips
8lue veins
8lue, the color of the aspect that drives
me insane.
He stum8led into me and thought,
God this is all she is?
The pictures in my mind awoke
and 8egan to 8e.
And no no one knew and no one cared.
Too 8ad she couldn’t see.
The pictures in her mind unfroze
and were the death of me.
They started out within a game of chance
and you would think that I would know that dance.
8ut I didn’t think she’d ever act
and now the sisterhood is torn and cracked.
As I made it past the enemy lines,
just to 8e 8etrayed 8y my own kind.
8lue lips
8lue waste
8lue the color of the spectrum that he’d never taste.
8lue lips
8lue face
8lue the color that is written all over the place.
8lue
the most human color
8lue
the most wicked color
8lue
the most deserving color
8lue lips
8lue trace
8lue the color of a girl that I’ve grown to h8