syn·es·the·sia
/ˌsinəsˈTHēZHə/
noun
i. i know a girl like fireworks / she has a texture like dry bristle brushes / like if sparklers were fabric / she is a raspberry red and faith tells me a colour has never suited her better. /
ii. / my best friend is baby blue / the texture of sunlight filtered through clouds / he is warm even when at his worst / he is the sun on your skin / the blue of the sky on a summer day /
/ the stars / the moon / forget-me-nots in spring /
/ he is a blue that stains my skin /
/ how blue, how blue, how blue /
iii. / my father is an ocean of blue and my brother is not much different / my dad is blue /
/ he is deep-sea water / the slosh of the waves against rocks / seafoam and air bubbles after a storm /
/ a blue so close to black / it’s hard to tell the difference /
/ how blue, how blue, how blue /
iv. / my brother is blue / the blue of space / space and water and clouds /
a texture i could never explain /
/ the blue of summer evenings coming to an end / the blue of stargazing with your friends / the blue of a kid with a broken home /
/ how blue, how blue, how blue /
v. / i see people in colours and textures / a painting instead of a person / artwork instead of heartbeat /
/ some people are green watercolor / some are grey fog / red ink and red pencil / pink chalk / textures like fireworks and space and if clouds were solids /
/ and some people are blue / ocean blue / blue like feathers / like eggshell pieces under foot / like the sky behind sails / like sharp / wind in winter / bitter and harsh / or sweet and warm / a blue that won’t wash off of my hands /
how blue, how blue, how blue /
