Annelise Eppen
Colors
Trying to be green, turning red
Waiting for the fire to spread
Blue is the color that contains all colors
and it is the color of your bed
I could watch you in the dark all night
Like the ocean like the fire turning white
Sit me in front of your body forever
I don't get bored of colors
Trying to be red, turning blue
Now the fire's spread and I can't see you
Black is the color that contains all colors
And all the things I wanted to do
Trying to be blue, turning pink
The people in the fire need a drink
Orange was the color that contained all colors
Before I decided to think
Trying to be pink, turning brown
You can light a fire on the ground
I am screaming alone in the forest
And I know it doesn't make a sound
I could watch us sitting still all day
Like a neighbor, like the even bales of hay
Sit me in front of a mirror forever
I don't get bored of colors