Naima Towns A Girl Named Blue

A Girl Named Blu

Michelle Martinez

When she awakes she is invisible like a ghost She puts her favorite blue suit on and goes She travels by day but also by night Between the sun rays and the moon beams But always reaching her destination She does what she wants She’s like a flood, few can stop her but many can try

She walks through sunny days and rainy afternoons She glides through the days like she glides through the years She plays hide and seek Who can see her? Who can spot her before she darts? Can you see her? Can you stop her?

Her presence can be felt anywhere and everywhere And yet she comes and goes as she pleases Staying as long as she wants A day A week A year Four Years Forever? Who knows… When she will come or go again

But She always demands something The longer she stays the more she wants She demands attention She demands to be heard Then she demands pain She demands loss And isolation But Many overlook what she really wants She desperately wants help Sometimes she wants a quick fix Sometimes a cure She wants to be seen