Colors

Purple.

Purple and blue.

Colors of doll dresses and fuzzy blankets; flowers and the night sky.

My favorite colors when I was younger. It used to be so different.

Purple.

Purple and blue.

Colors of angry faces and pills; bad nights and bruises.

My least favorite colors as I got older. I needed to be different.

Red.

Red and blue.

Colors of veins and blood; ambulance lights approaching.

My least favorite things when I took it too far.

Red.

Red and orange.

Colors of memories that haunt me; of my new only outfit.

My identity gone, my sanity fading.

Red.

Red and black.

Colors of memories and mistakes; knife as skin breaks.

My world was consumed by the colors so bright.

White.