Blue Blue is my favorite color Ocean and sky The irises my mother planted The ones that always die mid july Blue scrubs worn by the cute young nurse Blue scratchy hospital gown someone died in last week Blue, thin veins poked and prodded, blue bruises when they break Blue lunch trays dumping full plates of food into blue bins The color of the moldy bread in the kitchen where no one eats The frozen drink thrown up, blue splattering the kitchen sink The skies turn from blue to gray, rain falling Blue circles under my eyes, I’ve gone to bed but not to sleep Blue blanket in my car, my place of solitude to cry Blue logo for microsoft word, so many assignments left to do Blue lighter blue pipe green smoke red eyes Popping blue pills to help me from feeling so blue Blue was my favorite color | M'onma Untitled, 1994 Pen and ink on paper 21.65 x 15.75 inches 55 x 40 cm IMo 81 |