If Colors Could Speak

I whisper in the leaves
Faint and somber hues
Vibrant in the grass
I paint the meadows

Caressing curious eyes
I bedazzle and amuse
Borrowed for greed and envy
I feel my beauty is misused

I cling to potent spearmint
I find my way into foods you cook
Compared to boisterous blue
I'm usually overlooked

I'm the Forest and Nature
Not all that hard to see
Noble and demure
I am the colour Green

Yellow

I am the colour of the sun
Of daffodils and the lion
A cheerful colour
Bright like no other
But mixing with others can be fun

If colors could speak, the blind man who used to see would now hear chatter
Remembering how red took over and how white was upset because now it didn’t matter
Blues and greens are colors that he still sees but without the use of his unclear eyes
But He remembers that with blue skies, one hurries to rise

A blue sky becomes light grey with white where the sun’s rays shine through
Shadows of trees become grey on the tarred roads never distinguishing one from two
Remembering his garden, greens are now dark with blackened edges
Like wilted spinach or a set of thirsty crumpling hedges

Grey becomes his normal; it takes precedence over color
Masking the rainbow, covering it with a hazy type of cover
He dreams in color and delights in vivid brightness
Then wakes up and remembers the fight he wages with sadness

But only if he forgets to remember how purple flowers open up in a rain shower
Or how pale his only grandson’s skin is and how the freckles on his nose overpower
“How grey is your hair.” He asks his lifelong partner with seriousness
“You are still 19 in my eyes.” He smiles making a serious guess

When his colors talk, he is reminded of his vegetable gardens of the past seemed
And how the red tomatoes bulged with pride and the yellow sunflowers gleamed
How he loved to grow red potatoes in half of the dirt alongside the whites
He recalls the black speckles on dark green of the cucumbers and the orange carrots he grew delight

For the first time ever, he puts on a pink shirt; Oh why not
Give me it, I can’t see it, but I’ll put it on and give it a shot
And I’ll wear my chocolate brown suede sneakers too
With khaki pants, I trust you, cause I haven’t a clue

Now the colors speak to him out loud, in his head, he hears them say
Sir, people will be moved and the heavens will part when you arrive and say
Look at that handsome man and his happenin’ clothes
All he needs now are some big fat cornrows

He goes out in public, white cane in his hand
And with every step, he hears and is followed by a large musical color band
Thinking how bright he looks, he holds his head up and lights up in the sunshine
And imagines that he and others think he looks mighty fine

When his colors talk, they are proud to surround him
And they are glad he remembers them and thinks of them with a grin
Because in his world, he misses them one by one and they’re often reminisced
Oh how much they all mean to him; how much they are missed

Seduction, naughty, romantic but dangerous.
My alter ego.
I'd bath in it just to walk with that sureness.
I'd dance with the blood red roses,
To paint you a picture of raw desire.
Sway with me, play with me, stay with me.
Admire the pure beauty but stay distant,
For I will cut you and make you bleed my color forever.

My color is black. Enjoy



Not always was my darkness so bleak
Once I was truly a happy color
Perhaps the happiest of all
I was the image of all, and all to be
Although capturing light, my heart was free

Down the line I was cast to the shadows
Where I've been imprisoned for eternity
All the colors hate was unforeseen
Now my happiness stolen by jealousy
My death ignited like spills of kerosene

Great job, guys!

Green: please enjoy the life I give.
pink: look at me look at me.
blue: yeah we're everywhere, so.
purple: I a regal royal and grand.
yellow: I will be ur bright cheers friend.
red: I am fast competitive & powerful.
brown: I am unloved.
orange:  I like safety & security. I am optimistic.
Black:  I will be ur strength & classic attire.

Blue is Annoyed

I am not the color of water
As portrayed by every cartoon
I am part of the heavenly sky
Reflecting off of the lagoon

Pure water is colorless;
Do not attempt to lie
It is colored by other things
Oh, but no, not I

(wrote this a few days ago- was suggested that I post it here!)

*i exist in colour*


i'm seeing you in bright green and blue
calm, cooling colours
neon against my eyes
full of this feeling, but empty
ready for more

bring on the whole nine yards
every shade of serenity you can find
every familiar colour comes to mind
when i think of you

i see myself in dark red and grey
regal and lonely in muted shades
soft against my skin
every warm, safe feeling comes to mind
when i cover my body in the morning
and when i hide from myself at night
amid a curtain of navy blue
and light starry sheets
above the rooftop

bring on the whole nine yards
from red to blue to sudden violet
to pink across my cheeks
every shade of my existence comes to mind
when i think of you

under a long sweep of colour across the sky
i exist
when i think of you

WITHDRAWN

i RED you so much

There I am holding up everyone in traffic
A colour that causes so many damn accidents
I used to be happy but found out I'm meant for anger
Now I speak in sarcasm, that mother fucker
I used to enjoy romance, slathering myself in hearts
Now I'm mostly depicted with cutting skin apart
Roses wear me proudly smelling full and sweet
To make up for clouding his eyes when you got beat
So I guess I'm bipolar or maybe it's borderline
Love and anger are opposites but both are mine
Lend me a little white so I could play pretty in pink
I guess that would be child's play not meant for me

"I want to strangle you!"
"I love you so much baby!"
If that ain't hate and that ain't love, then baby, I ain't me

Eyes that hypnotize and sooth you
Or freeze you with sudden ice
Languid like cool waters
A sip meant to entice

Full as our giant sky above you
Reflected back upon the lake
I'm typical and I'm common
Sometimes I'm even "fake"

Those sweet, juicy berries
That come in everything
Steel and sapphires
In earrings and rings

I'm those raging rapids
Relaxed and quiet too
Exciting and calming
I am the colour blue

In earth colors were drafted
Foolishly enlisted into a world size canvas
Cold white expression
Of what had been done
Looking for a place to spread ink
Oils and memories
Redefining their duty
Silent
Colors with a mouth full of words
On this blank peace of nothingness like snow
Urged to speak out to confine on a soul
Learn what colors have to say
Draw conclusions
Sow close the canvas fate
Provoking emotions
Erupting
Actions splatter
Creating spring out of winter
Keeping colors from saying a word