palette

when I was a child I was yellow,

like a sunflower, a beautiful sunflower

but one day the boy I liked was with another girl

I turned green

at school it was a whole lot of red

like a murder scene

red every time I made a fool of myself

or argued with my friends

then it was summer break

and all I remember is being blue

like the soft blue skies above me

I know why blue is my favourite colour now

But you don't realise what a miracle life is 

until all that's left on your palette is grey

You used up all the other beautiful colours 

trying to paint a picture of how life should be

rocks are grey

that makes sense to me now

I've hit rock bottom