hot water administered directly into a teabag-filled mug. clear first - but then, morose gray! curious, and off-putting. · the world outside is gray, as looks my immediate future. I refuse to also ingest this nothingness! I will only blend in with the depressing surroundings when I so desperately desire to be coloured with inspiration! · - wait - - ah - a swift tug on the teabag produces an instant blossoming of cranberry crimson throughout the luridness. this is the deeply emotional colour I want to infuse myself with. now I see the shots of brightness throughout my bruised world.