Blue Poem by Kayleigh Hughes

Blue paint splattered

Through soft mahogany.

Just washed.

Now blue.

Matted under an ill-fitting hat.

Smells like “more chicken soup! ”

Ew.

Limp, thrown on the pillow.

Uncombed, tied up, ignored.

“Oh my God! ”

Maybe not ignored…

Done up, pinned, wrapped.

Frozen with aerosol.

Among writhing bodies

Hairspray holds.

Sweat seeps in.

Home.

Knotted nest.

Time has passed.

Clean at last.

Water runs blue.