The Color of Music

Her first chord was green
The gentle forest against my calloused skin
Leaves caressing my battered face
A bed of moss beneath my weary back

Her second chord was blue
The wavering ocean inside my brain
Droplets falling from my eyes
Seafoam stuck in my teeth

Her third chord was pink
The cherry blossoms upon the dirt
Crushed beneath a thousand feet
Until all that’s left is the earth

Her final chord was red
The violin bow against my ribs
The piano keys underneath my flesh
She tore away every piece of me
For her song