Writers
often use colors or objects to represent larger ideas or themes. For ME #3, think
of one object and one color that you think could have deeper meaning in your
own life. Write about this object and color. You may choose to do this as a
poem, a story, or personal essay (more than a few sentences, no more than a
paragraph).
Example:
(This one may be a bit overstated, but hopefully you get the idea)
Black
It’s the color of three o’clock,
when only the insomniacs are up
surfing the abyss of the web
musing over tints in Johnny Depp’s goatee,
and shades of sleek party dresses and
shiny pumps
made for a Hollywood runway,
not this lonely shade of night.
It’s the color of permanent marker –
The smell that reminds you of
The empty house
after the yard sale posters
are stuffed into the garbage
along with memories
of the friends you are
leaving behind.
It’s the feeling between
“Time of death: six fifty-seven, Tuesday”
And the burnt funeral potatoes
That were supposed to somehow
Soften the fact that your morning
Was spent in a blur at her graveside
And you are suddenly not afraid of ghosts
But longing for a glimpse of one.
It’s the silence
Of a blank Christmas morning
When Santa’s boots only
Remind you of coal
And all of the well wishes in the world
Only leave an empty hole
That fills you with voiceless sobbing
And the Color of Black.
