City Streets: Colors

as i walk down the street,

i take on the colors of the city

pieces of art//heart between glass 

sharp edges and soft curves

hues for myriad moods

reflections of people, cars, buildings

pass by me at incredible velocity,

and i see the paradox

between the pretty and gritty

the mannequin in the window

in a yellow sundress-

eyes, vacant and indifferent;

and the homeless pregnant woman

holding a sign: I'm hungry

i want to give her food, shelter

a yellow sundress just like that

to wear in a backyard of her own,

sipping fresh lemonade-

holding a healthy baby in her arms

It's been a while since I posted a poem on my City Streets series. It's actually been too cold to take pictures, but today I ventured out despite freezing temperatures to search for colors in the city. I found abstract art in the Flatiron building, and colorful display windows of summer fashions on 5th Avenue. All of this, in sharp contrast to a homeless woman I came across on the street. I don't take pictures of the homeless to respect their privacy, but I wanted to capture what I felt and wished for her in my poem.

This is posted for dVerse where we are challenged to write a poem about colors.
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