Blue - Anonymous

By Anonymous

I once had a friend, She was giggly and her laughter was my greatest joy. She’s gone now but I still sit on our bench and I paint like we used to.

The sunset, the cotton candy sky and the peaks of the horizon The clouds on a sunny happy day The blue waves splashing against the grainy sand Eyes, the only color anyone ever points out My favorite fruit, blueberries The best jolly rancher, blue raspberry The prettiest flower, blue iris

The butterflies are still flying and the bluebirds are still chirping. Days continue to go by and you continue to remain in my memory, you stay but I still feel your life.

The way you’d dance like nobody was watching make breakfast like a trained chef Paint like Picasso And stick by my side like we were joined at birth and protecting me meant protecting your family

Losing family is losing a piece of yourself I lost you but I found you just as quickly I will never fully lose you and that is now my greatest joy. My comfort when I’m down And my motivator when I feel the weight of the world pushing down on my shoulders And the waves crashing in from every direction

Now I sit on our bench and I paint like we used to It’s green with chipped pieces of white On the edge of the beach with mixtures of sand, grass, and gravel at our feet It looks into the ocean and has a clear view of the mountains. I watch you paint every sunset here. And now I sit on our bench and paint alone but never truly by myself.