not ready for plaid

colors are moods.

I've been black and white for so long
that

I've forgotten
about green, I've

shunned and dismissed even
my favorite shade

of blue.

not an orange red or purple
in sight.

I went through the no nonsense
fade

of grey.
the clean canvas,

the emptiness of vague
light. but I think i'm ready

now.
not quite for plaid,
or paisley or even

stripes, but maybe a pale
shade
plucked off the rainbow

arcing in the sky.