Blue

reveal to me your blue

all shiny and perfect: appearances deceive

the clouds cover much

blue is honest, naked, and real

it hurts

it’s true

but shared the sky is glorious

.

we walk the lane in silence

frightened of the truth

no one wants to see the hurt

no one wants to share the pain

dead leaves fall from awkward trees

ephemeral ideas of a season past

.

relentless and pure, blue is always there

I know it

bone-deep and forever

grasped against my belly

we share

what the sky exposes

.

we watch the ocean swallow

all of it

the blue, the sky

insignificant we turn away

indigo between us