embrace the tornado

sidewalk chalk

i want to unravel my skin

and admire the iridescent spectrum coursing underneath

sapphire oceans crash in my eyes

emerald feathers dance in my fingertips

carmine roses bloom in my veins

amber scars gape in my soul

unyeilding blackness twists in my mind

i want to crack open my bones

and see if color escapes from them too

they always called me an artist

because i painted with my words

and people would stand back and admire

as works of art would unfold out of my mouth

and into their minds

i want to shatter my skeleton

and let every abandoned sentence pour out from somewhere deep inside

to prove i don't bleed red

i want to pirouette through the sky

this time

i am the masterpiece

and the sidewalk below is my canvas