color wheel connotations
my art teacher ever the whimsic
says that colors are just complex emotions
running her golden brown fingers along the edge of the color wheel
she says that colors convey emotions
like every good taylor swift lyric
depending on context, colors can change
red by itself
is angry
but red
tinted with yellow
and drizzled with passion fruit orange
is a glowing sunset smile
my art teacher says that
depending on context, colors can change
like how gold on purple
is europe in the middle ages
but gold on silver
is san francisco circa 1949
like how black and yellow
is a bop
but black and blue
is a bruise
maybe like how
black on white
is classy
but black on black is ghetto
depending on colors, context may change
like how
gun on white
is a patriot
but gun on color
is a terrorist
like how
crime on white
is mental illness
but blood shed on color
is still terrorist
like how bilingual on white
is sophisticated
but bilingual on color
is “learn how to speak english”
depending on colors context will change
on the color wheel
any word can be twisted
at the flick of a tongue
Watermelon Poem: How I Imagine Misogynists Were Taught to Pick Fruit
this is how you choose a watermelon
step 1: hand walk your standards to the nearest grocery store
step 2: grab a shopping cart. even if you aren’t planning on buying much. The grocery list of societal standards is too heavy a thing for you to carry with your bare hands
step 3: find your way down the produce aisle. let your eyes lead you to the watermelon bin
step 4: marvel at the wide variety of selections just waiting for you to choose from. relish the feeling of the power underneath your finger pads. control. remember, you are entitled to a full bargain.
step 5: the optimal watermelon should not be too watery, too dry, too heavy, or too light. watermelon bmi is complicated to get into, but you alone are qualified to determine the worth of the watermelon.
step 6: discard the underweight and overweight, now only paying attention to the striated perfectly rounded beauties. scrutinize the stripes of the remaining watermelon. stripes the wider the better. stripes flashier the better. choose the brightest, the most colorful. because remember, you are entitled to a trophy bargain.
step 7: slap the fruit to check for signs of resistance, i mean water buoyancy ratio. round your hands against the rind of the watermelon. but discard at any sound other than hollow submission. because remember you are entitled to an obedient bargain.
step 8: purchase the perfect watermelon. Remember, you are entitled to a perfect bargain.
step 9: at home, the watermelon should be quiet, transparent. always ready to comply with whatever knife you may use to pierce her rind. always ready for your hands to flesh out the sweet parts of herself that she has kept hidden for so long. always ready for you to savor her sweet, subtle, obedience, because remember, you are entitled to the bargain.