SEPT 2018 RCLAS Wordplay at Work, Issue 56

Blue © Lilija Valis written for “WAITING SO LONG” by artist Elena Zhukova Much of life is red so I seek blue I saw my town in flames – I was about 5 then – red words were thrown at me in foreign places – I lived in a city called The Future – red streets and blue music in basement dives people walked in shadow under a receding sky Red is a race car blue is a bird flying I love blue people red ones too hot for me – don’t want to fight or submit – a blue-eyed friend made me a necklace of silver and blue stones – the blues heals my heart – I’m happy walking along blue shores dotted with white homes set in gardens Yes, red lives in our blood blue takes us outside the body Eden is temporary eviction our lot I’m opening my life to the blue made of sky and water -- red love needs some blue to survive – harmony is wishes with windows – I’m letting in light, listening to the movement of water When red eventually closes down blue unfolds the universe.