Some associate a light purple
with either the initial bruising
after an accidental run-in
with the blunt edge of her bed
or her favorite eye shadow shade
from the palette she received
as a gift a couple months earlier.
Personally, I recall the violet-kissed moons
that decorate my eyelids
to further the appearance
of a lack of sleep
due to nightmares
of accused genocide by organizations
and rejections
from university programs.

*April 12, 2014 9:52:57 PM