Writing poems off writing prompts

Writing poems off writing prompts

Prompt: 6.     Personify a color by writing a monologue, poem, or short story in its voice.

Dear colorer,

This is a suicide note. 

I have been thrown across classrooms,

chewed,

spit out,

stabbed repeatedly,

used on the tip,

and I can't stand it anymore.

I am also offended.

You think I am angry all the time!

I promise you,

I'm not.

Why do you use me

for all your angry faces?

Your firetrucks and fires

do annoy me so.

The worst of all

is the liquid 

that pours out of colorers like yourself.

I hate being used for that!

Liquid is for blue

not for me.

Why can't

you use me for things like

pretty shirts

or bright lipstick

smiley faces

lightbulbs above heads

curly hair and freckles

or maybe hearts?

Now mine is broken,

so this is goodbye.

Love,

Your Red Marker

P. S. I think blue might be having thoughts like mine too,

so don't be surprised if he goes too.

Between you and me, I think he's always been depressed.

(Timmy opened this letter right before his beloved red marker ran out of ink. 

R. I. P. Red,

and pray for blue...)