salsa red

after a long
dry marriage of compromise
and nods
in quiet agreement
over
nearly everything
from beds
to movies, to dinner.
she decided this new life
would be different.
the colors
she would choose
would
show others who she really
was,
not all browns,
or greys,
or blue.
there would be red.
salsa red.
let's do the ceiling first
she cheered,
and began
her new life.