Resilient Blue
There is resiliency
In the abyss of my closet
Hanging neatly next to each other
In shades of dark blue, slate
As if overtime I let the colors
Fall through onto the floor
The pinks of flirty
The yellows of silliness
The whites of impractical
The browns of sadness
The greens of confusion
Yet the shades of dark blue& indigo
Hang here now resilient somehow
To the fall away, tuck away,
recycle away, Give away…
The too tight, the too short
The too itchy have left the abyss
For another relationship
The resident relics shimmer for me
In their patience, practicality
Deep comfort, soothing allure,
Inspired attraction to fabrics of mysterious hues
Somehow the blues have never left
When I could be standing here
holding orange
The affinity to keep the cobalt, navy midnight blues
While the rest get washed down through, a curiosity….
as if my life uniform
Predestined in my birthday suit
The only color I came through wearing from the mystery
The only color I will wear returning to the mystery—
In the slate blue color of my eyes
