How I wish that I were a color
Slathered on parchment
And sprayed on brick
For colors can’t smell
The scent of silence
A word wishing to be said

How I wish that I were a color
Slopped onto canvas
And splattered on walls
For colors won’t breathe
The poison
The way I do

How I wish that I were a color
Shattering photos
And showering glass
For colors don’t see
The things that I see
With their own two eyes

How I wish that I were a color
Spritzed through air
And sewn into cloth
For colors don’t know
Heart-wrenching agony
The way I do

How I wish that I were a color
Shot onto targets
And smeared on stones
For colors won’t hear
Screams of desperation
From the suffering and the weak
How I wish that I were a color
Spit onto pavement
And splashed into bottles
For colors can’t feel
Endless pain
The way I do