aegean
2021, Junior, Poetry & Spoken Word
i touch cool cornflower waters.
they float on the sand and
reach for me. they want to play.
i smile. feeling the smooth
cerulean. laughing alongside the
rippling maya waves. dancing with
aquamarine. azure peace washes
over me. content in wild blue
yonder. until the scarlet. my head
throbs. i feel weak. seeing only
carmine. i open my eyes. a different
world before me. the ocean a
dreary taupe. glass surfing the
sepia brown. plastic dipped in my
crimson. i feel alone. small and
meek. a monster standing before
me. i wish to close
my eyes. to see the cornflower
once again.