The colors of the rainbow

The colors of the rainbow:

i. red, blood red

stains the world

it does not let go

our blood does not run rainbow

just red, red, red

it covers many stones

ii. orange, rust orange

just as rust grows when the hinges are tired of holding up the door

we are tired of holding up on our own

the weight of many doors presses upon us

iii. yellow, urine yellow

the color when we have heart attacks

and lose control of our bladders

yet we are forced away from medical care

iv. green, puke green

people throw up when they are sick

emptying their stomachs of disease and germs

sometimes, more often than not,

we are perceived to be sick

v. blue, ocean blue

the kind of ocean

that sparkles in the sun

also, the kind of ocean

we are thrown into from cliffs

vi. purple, flower petal purple

the flowers that people get on a coffin

not in twelve states, not for us

These are the colors of the rainbow.