Iridescent

Red is the colour 

when your blood rushes through your body 

as anger bubbles up inside you: 

crimson are 

those bubbles.

It is the colour as

the room pulsates as liquor 

is thrown around freely. 

It is the colour that explodes 

inside you as you hear and feel 

the one you love. It is the colour 

that taints you as you dance with her.

Orange is the colour when you awake

it is the colour of the sun, 

its warmth. 

It is the colour of a flame: 

the flickering heat is orange. 

It is everywhere, 

and when you close your eyes, 

it is orange. 

It is the colour you feel 

when you win - 

that explosion of triumph. 

It is the colour of beginnings 

and endings; 

It is the sunrise and the sunset. 

Yellow is the colour 

when you smile. 

It is the starburst of joy 

when you hear good news, 

or spend time with the ones 

that you care about. 

It is the colour

you feel as you sing 

on cheerful mornings. 

It is when you can feel 

the afternoon breeze tickle 

you as the sun warms you up inside.

It is the colour when you can't stop laughing.

Green is the colour when 

you are alone in a room. 

It is the colour of the Earth - 

it is the colour of a forest breeze 

cooling your skin, and 

the colour of the surrounding trees. 

It is the colour when you want

something others have: 

it is the colour of envy. 

It is the colour you feel as you 

drift down a peaceful river 

on a gently rocking boat.

Blue is the colour when the world 

crashes down around you 

as it rains. 

It is when you are aching 

inside for someone. It is 

the colour when you are reading 

a novel in bed, under the covers. 

It is the colour of infinity: 

the rolling sky, 

the never-ending space. 

It is the colour when you cry. 

It is the colour of the water 

you feel dripping down your skin.

Purple is the colour of a performer 

using his sleight-of-hand

to enchant a child. 

It is the colour of queens and kings, 

and the colour of their aura. 

It is the colour you feel 

sparking in your heart 

as you realise 

that she is seeing someone else. 

It is the colour of a wizened fortune-teller. 

It is the soothing blanket 

of meditation. 

It is the colour of the unknown.