my coloring book

for those who fancy coloring books

as certain people do

here's a new one for you

a most unusual coloring book

the kind you never see

crayons ready

very well

begin to color me

these are the eyes that watched him

as he walked away

color them gray

this is the heart that thought

he would always be true

color it blue

these are the arms that held him

and touched him then lost him somehow

color them empty now

these are the beads i wore

until she came between

color them green

this is the room i sleep in

walk in and weep in

hide in that nobody sees

color it lonely

please

this is the man

the one i depended upon

color him gone.