My Life in Purple

My Life in Purple” By Hannah Shaw

I see purple everywhere,

Purple thoughts, purple visions, purple dreams.

I shed purple tears.

Purple rain pours out of the ethers

As I gaze up to the heavens.

Lavender tears stream down my velvet cheeks

And shatter into a thousand tiny pieces,

Under my amethyst footing.

Pain is the only thing certain,

In my monster purple macrocosm.

I catch glimpse of a butterfly,

Magenta wings flutter past the violets, orchids, lilacs,

That emerge suddenly from cracks in the indigo terrain.

Signs of hope?

Freedom from my purple haze?

My world rumbles.

A faint object appears in the clouds,

Violet arc.

Promising hues, indigo, blue?

Green, yellow, orange, red.

Cosmic rays of healing light

Penetrate my purple aura.

I saw purple everywhere,

Purple thoughts, purple visions, purple dreams...

Now I dream in every color. 🌈

~ I sincerely hope you enjoyed my poem! I would like to provide some brief background info now that you have read it. The color purple has become associated with fibromyalgia and chronic pain. I have lived with chronic pain from fibromyalgia and another condition called bilateral SI joint dysfunction for about 10 years. My physical health issues took a great emotional toll on me, and nearly destroyed my life. I fought my way out of an exceedingly difficult place. While chronic pain is still a large part of my life I must manage; I no longer let it dictate my plans, my goals, my emotions and my dreams. Instead, I use my experiences and insight about chronic pain to spread awareness, and to advocate for others who are suffering. This was my inspiration behind writing this piece. I am a Licensed Social Worker and new self-published author starting out. I have some big ideas and hope to write another book in the future. I recently published, Still I Rise: My Journey to Conquer Chronic Pain. It is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble Press. Thank you for reading and considering my work in this contest!! It would help tremendously!~ 💜