Zutara Month day 23 - Colors

Blue is tinged with sadness.
It’s long nights hiding grief in tradition,
unable to sleep,
wanting something better than insomnia
and a feeling of deep loss.

Red is violence,
a scar dashed across young skin-
Red is a burn,
a rash,
flaring hot-
and it’s tears of anger
rolling down a betrayed face.

But blue is also calm-
the sky on a clear day,
the mountains standing strong in the distance,
her eyes smiling.
It’s the peace and hush of winter
curled up with the one you love.

Red is also passion,
love dancing across the sky in fireworks
and dances that leave the heart racing,
and the color of their sheets.
It’s a summer sunset on a beach
and the mixed drinks by their side.

And no matter when or where
these two lovers go,
they take these colors with them.