If I were a color
I would be blue,
sky ocean summer turquoise
snocone cotton sundress.
If I were a sentiment
I would be "I love you"
for all the people starving
to hear those three words.
If I were an instrument
I would be bongo drums
on a hot summer night calling out
to restless spirits beneath the stars.
If I were a thought
I would be a memory from childhood,
something distant and sweet,
full of innocent nostalgia
so you could laugh
when you remember me
in the winter.