the world was so dull
pale and awful
grays engulfing my eyesight until it caught you
red like roses on the first date
orange like the sun setting while we waited for the stars
yellow like sunlight on your face when I woke up next to you
green like the lighter you always carried with you
blue like your eyes the first time I saw them
purple like the hometown color we drove away from so much.
But, then you left.
There were still colors,
but they just weren’t the same.
red like my eyes when I couldn’t stop crying
orange like the street lights you drove under leaving my house the last time
yellow like the sunlight in my eyes reminding me I wasn’t next to you
green like flannel you left in my room
blue like your eyes the last time I saw them
purple like the circles hanging under my eyes
the world was so simple
pale and perfect
grays engulfing my eyesight until it caught you
but I wish it never did.