I Belong To A Universe Of Colors

When I took my first breath

I inhaled all of the colors of the universe

They soared through

My body, mind, heart and soul

Storing within me

Creativity

That would burst forth

To heal buried wounds

Kept secret

For far too long

Color touches the pain

Drawing it out

Giving it dimension

Allowing me

To explore it

With whichever tool

I choose to use

The sweeping strokes

Of a paintbrush

The absorbency

Of a sponge

The cool smoothness

Beneath my hands

A multitude of colors

To blend

To create

What is yearning

For release

Within

I see

What was stored inside

The colors and the pain

Blend together

Before my eyes

Capturing

My story of pain

For all

To finally witness

Lynn Gigante

May 16, 2021