TRAGIC Poem: Colors of Emotion, by Arianna Joliet

If I was blue, I’d dive into the ocean,
Let the waves pull me under, lost in their motion.
If I still had you, I’d dive into your arms,
Safe from the storm, sheltered from harm.

If I wasn’t blue, I’d find the right words,
But silence is heavy, and truth goes unheard.
If you only knew how I reach for the past,
But time moves too quickly, nothing can last.

If I was blue, well, I’m already blue,
Drowning in echoes of things we once shared.
If I were you, would I fade like the tide?
Would I let go, or would I still fight?

If I was blue, I’d call out your name,
But maybe to you, I’m just part of the rain.
If I were you, I’d probably forget me too,
Like footprints in water, gone out of view.

If I was grey, I’d linger at dusk,
Caught in the quiet where memories rust.
Not black, not white, just lost in between,
A shade of the moments that never have been.

If I was grey, I’d drift with the mist,
Soft as a whisper, too faint to resist.
Not cold, not warm, just fading away,
A ghost of the words we forgot how to say.

If I was grey, would you notice at all?
Or am I the shadow that clings to the wall?
Not here, not gone, just waiting to be,
A whisper of color you no longer see.

If I was grey, I’d blend with the sky,
Holding the storms that you left behind.
Not rain, not shine, just longing to stay,
But maybe I’ve always been fading to grey.

If I was black, I’d swallow the light,
Fold into silence, vanish from sight.
Not day, not night, just empty and vast,
A place where the echoes of love never last.

If I was black, I’d drift with the void,
A space where the heartache can’t be destroyed.
Not soft, not sharp, just endlessly deep,
A chasm where all of the lost secrets sleep.

If I was black, would you feel me at all?
A shadow behind you, too distant to call.
Not here, not gone, just pulling you in,
A whisper of absence that chills on the skin.

If I was black, I’d be the last page,
The ink that bleeds, the end of the stage.
Not love, not hate, just all that remains,
A silent heart where echoes remain.