Get Your Premium Membership

Painting the World Fuchsia

Anything I want to be Fuchsia? Let's start with the fire trucks for every city. Let's paint the town bandstand and each dog and kitty. Anything I want to be Fuchsia? Let's paint my mother-in-law's little and big toes. Let's start at the top now, and slather pink on her nose. Anything I want to be Fuchsia? My underwear is already a vivid hot pink. Let's paint my refrigerator, and my dull gray kitchen sink. Anything I want to be Fuchsia? Where is my prissy neighbor who tells me how to vote? I will hold her down, as you paint her and her little nanny goat. Anything I want to be Fuchsia? Let's call a town meeting, and change all the uniforms. Let's change the high school mascot, and fuchsia all the forms. Anything I want to be Fuchsia? I do not care how much it costs. Everything is going to be pink. The streetlamps, the trees, the stop signs, until we run out of ink. I will be known as the Fuchsia Queen. You can grovel and bow. I love fuchsia, as you can probably see. Come closer, my love, so you can become the same color as me.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

A comment has not been posted for this poem. Encourage a poet by being the first to comment.


Book: Reflection on the Important Things