Canvas Colors

Red is the blood running down the wrists
Red is the fire burning up the house
Red is the stain on the knife
Red is the color painted across the lips

Orange is the curly frizzy hair down the back
Orange is the last rays of light
Orange is the snarls on a pumpkins face
Orange is the fake color that covers the skin

Yellow is the ribbon in the little girl’s hair
Yellow is the sun hanging high in the sky
Yellow is the boots splashing in the rain
Yellow is the sundress spinning round and round

Green is the earth when not neglected
Green is the eyes filled with wonder
Green is the truck that the little boy throws
Green is the man at the end of a rainbow

Blue is the water reaching towards the land
Blue is the sky when it smiles
Blue is the sadness hanging on a string
Blue is the boy crying in the corner

Purple is the ones who want none
Purple is the fuzzy mittens for cold winter air
Purple is the shadows she tries to cover up
Purple is the friday night sky

Brown is the eyes of those unwanted
Brown is the rocks that get between the toes
Brown is the chocolate smooth upon the tongue
Brown is the skin that is continually hated on

Black is the color that’s seen in the dark
Black is the cat hiding across the road
Black is the death at our inevitable end
Black is the ashes of everything gone wrong

Gray is the nothingness in all the minds
Gray is the stuffed elephant in the arms
Gray is the smoke when someone has wronged
Gray is the straight men glaring at the gay

White is the pills in the bottle so close
White is the earth’s covering when its far from the sun
White is the blanket that brings the sleep
White is the canvas that is all yours to paint