Aurora Magazine 2017

Jennifer Jewett “Where Have All the Colors Gone?”

Bright and vivid colors of our happiness So much rain has fallen So much color washed away Muddled by the elements of pain

All the tears that have fallen Our whole world is turning grey A few more drops of sorrow Will let the black bleed in

How do we pour the color back? Bright and vibrant Just like it used to be To give us back our reverberant universe

I fear the gray will turn black Even if I only blink I hold back my tears I fear the drop of one more tear

I hold the drops behind the curtain of my eyes I fear the drop of one more tear Terrified to make the tiniest ripple Afraid I will let the black flow through

I watch the edges of the gray For just one little bristle Of color to come back in To redeem us from the black

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