I WOULD PAINT YOU
Deep violet
Over pale cream
Edged with sickly yellow
And lurid green
The canvas of your skin
Marred by shades of
Violence and hate
I would paint you
With cool shades of tranquility
With warm shades of love
I would paint your limbs
With evidence of your beauty
Affirmation
That you deserve adoration
I would paint you
With the flame of life
Burning bright
If only
You would let me