Blue

I always liked the color blue.
The crashing waves on a beach.
The endless color of the sky. 
The way I used to stretch my arms out wide
To touch a cloud that I could never reach.

Blue. 
It’s a sad color. 
A color that is used for artificial tears
In paintings about hate, loss, fear, depression. 

Depression. 
A feeling that’s sung with a sad beat 
And a sappy saxophone that lifts 
The heavy heart no matter how miserable. 

I used to like the color blue.
It used to depict that the sky was the limit. 
Now it’s just misery wrapped in a bow.
A blue bow.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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