there is a clear indication of sadness
in this person’s heart, or more literally,
there is a clear lack of effort to move
the tiny parts of their face. which contributes to
a lack of expression which translates into
that clear, indication, of sadness.
but for some people it\'s not so clear,
and the lack of expression is simply,
misunderstood frankly,
as laziness.
all they think is
this person wants to not do.
and while that may be true,
there is another clear lack of effort
in order to understand what is behind
the original, and much more vivid,
lack of effort.
for even when effort is given,
it’s only, just, enough, for the message
to get through to the other side.
and so people walk away,
not wanting to deal with the potential
tangle of braids in this person’s spirit.
and so the silence provided
creates blooms of violet in this person’s tan canvas.
Although.
this person yearns for someone
to be brave enough,
caring enough,
patient enough,
understanding enough,
just enough, to say something more
than silence.
cause although these blooms of violet
bring about life and feeling,
an overgrown forest can eventually cause
the slow and gradual decay of
all plants involved.
this person knows this
and sees that their tan canvas is slowly
losing ground in this color war for life.
however, they say
“but the violet is beautiful
and maybe it wouldn’t be so bad for
it to be the last thing I see.”
and so we, we as the spectators see,
see that the color of silence,
something so muted and nonphysical,
is violet, bright and passionate.
so perhaps the color of a voice,
a voice of hope that would snag
at the tangles of this person’s brain,
is its opposite, which would be…
yellow.
so let us all speak with yellow words,
to pull away the jar of violet paint
from the hands of this person so clearly sad.
who maybe, in seeing a new color on the canvas,
will stay a bit longer to see
and appreciate
its artistry and beauty.
perhaps then, that person will spread
their beauty through the world.
and we will be inspired to take up
another color.
another other than violent.