neon youth

black is not
your favorite color
but it's close.
dark blue
finishes second
by a slender
margin.
there is no orange
or neon green
or torquoise
in your palette
of clothes
or shoes, or
rugs. no vase
is violet and
the lamps are white,
thank you.
it's taken
time, but with
age you've retreated
gladly from
the neon colors
of your youth.