Black and Blue (poetry)

I sit in silence as my thoughts strive to form

Vibrant colors - bright yellow, burnt orange, a blaze of red

A distant memory, perhaps, of something quite warm

Colors of the sun; something much like an old friend

Then I’m hit with the force of a sudden gust so strong

The warmth I once felt eludes me in this dark place

A steely blue and deep black; it’s all wrong

How can I get back to that warm, soothing space

Now I am drowning in the blue and the black

My shallow breath escapes me

Please, I beg, let me find my way back

Please, I beg, I cannot breathe

I miss the warmth - the passionate red, orange, and yellow

As I yearn for what is no longer mine

My heavy heart overflows with sorrow

While I wish I could fall back in unforgiving time

The black and the blue are stronger than me

I plead to no one as I run out of air

I am trapped in a cold place that I alone can see

I’ve been plunged into more than my soul can bear

I’m thrashing and gasping for another small breath

But my paper heart is wearing thin

The surrounding black and blue seek only death

I am a walking ghost of the places I have been