she's blue

blue is her color.
the way she dresses.
the ribbon
in her hair.
her nails and shoes.
all blue.
she paints
her bedroom blue.
the color
of eggshells.
her dog's name
is blue. occasionally,
she says, she
feels blue.
she talks a blue
streak at times
when not in a blue
mood. the sky above
her, the water
in the distance.
both blue.
she points at a vein
in her arm and asks,
what color is that
and before you
can answer, she
smiles and says,
that's right, blue.