Maybe you will

The lilies are starting to open

Did you know that when you bought them

That you wouldn't be around to see them bloom?

They're orange, by the way

Your favorite color

I bought an orange dress

You won't see that either

I didn't used to like orange

I used to think orange was just for happy people

It's such a joyful color

It made me mad

I couldn't understand why I couldn't match this color

why couldn't I be joyful like the rest

You're joy

You give joy

You gave me joy

You said I took it

Made you less joy

I'm sorry for that

I'm sorry for a lot actually

But maybe all of this was just so I can begin

to find my own joy

My own light

and maybe you'll see me buying some flowers at Publix

in my orange dress

And maybe it will make you remember