at Mira's home
at Mira's home
by 14 year old Dove Seconds
in english my Name means orange
brilliant, bright
Strength
but at school it means black
putrid, poor
Untouchable
at church it means gray
faded, bleached
Trivial
at the park, it means brown
murky, pockmarked
Alone
at home it means crimson
bone and blood and sinew
Shatter
into frozen fractals
that
Kill me
at joel’s home, it means blue
viscous, gelatinous
like
Mercury
that swirls around in his mouth
and sticks to the roof
but at Mira’s home, it means Red
Petite, Dainty
Full of life
my Name is
Hope
my Name is
Truth
my Name is
Love
but only on days when
the moon has gone to bed
only on days when
ghosts turn to gold
only on days when
the stars remember me
only on days when I am
at Mira’s home
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