You look me square in the eyes
and you ask me
how am I doing
on a scale
of one to ten?
If I offered you the truth
you would recoil from it
resent the weight of it
grow angry at its sharp edges
disappointed by the familiar gloom
You won't like the answer
no matter how I word it
you'll get upset with me again
so I'll tell you
that I'm doing just fine
YOU ARE READING
Monochrome Rainbow [✔️Completed]
PoesieSometimes the darkness, sadness and cruelty of the world becomes so much to bear that we start seeing everything around us in gloomy shades of grey, even rainbows and sunshine. Monochrome Rainbow is a lyrical free verse poetry book reflecting on gri...
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