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Coloured Dogs

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Written in 2019, when I was going through a particularly bad patch, this poem was something of a cry for help. Or at least, it would have been if anyone had taken any notice of it.
Self-published in "Around My World in Eighty Poems" (Amazon KDP) in 2020.

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Grey is the dog that haunts and whines; Whose boredom curls, whose mist entwines; Whose ennui dulls a lively mind, Whom inspiration deadens. Blue is the dog that grips the heart - Turns melancholia into art, Who tears the light of hope apart, And drowns all joy and laughter. Yellow’s the dog who runs and hides, Who shrinks from life’s high winds and tides. Whom confidence and hope deride, Whom cowardice disables. Red is the dog whose fury roars, Rejecting peace, extolling war. Destroying all and seeking more, With anger all-consuming. Of all the dogs, Black is the Beast, Grey, Blue, Red, Yellow, all released; Descending on the mind to feast, And turn the soul to ashes. This pack of coloured dogs is mine. I hear their bays, know every whine. And to their states I must resign. It is my lot, my fortune.

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