his eyes were bluer when he cried

there was a month he only ate blueberries because he thought it would make them bluer
he cried every day
and only wanted blueberries for dinner
because his mom liked his blue eyes
and it was his dad’s favorite color

it was late January when his skin started changing color
he was finding blueberry stems in his hair
and he had bellyaches from the plant growing inside him
his skin was dry from crying
but his mom liked his blue eyes
and it was his dad’s favorite color

his eyes were getting bluer
his mom loved him even more
his dad told him he loved him for the first time
he ate more
because his mom liked his blue eyes
and it was his dad’s favorite color

early April he met someone
a boy
a boy who was red
he was always taught that red was violent
it gave his mother headaches
and it was the color of his dad’s eyes when he drank
but he acted like he was blue too
and so he tried a strawberry,
learning how to love being purple