purge

color

splashes

into you:

scarlet leaks

through

soul,

deep navy

soaks

brain bits,

lemon drips

on

eyelashes,

pink tickles 

toes,

emerald kisses

finger tips—

let it come,

drink it in:

you are one

with it!

write the letters

of celebration

boldly

on your arms,

retch out

bitterness,

let 

white bile

flow forth,

purge your flesh

of ennui--

get drunk on color!

gone are dark nights

of trembling

black,

weary gray,

soft brown

guilt--

suck color in,

swish it over

your teeth:

tastes smooth

as butter caramel,

smells like

spring lavender,

touch of

queen anne’s

lace.

strip off 

winter skin

deadness--

now

color

will

wash

you

anew.