You paint on my wrist
Tiny lines of blue
Circles on my palm
Like you always do
Sunday on the floor
Coffee going cold
You talk about your scars
Like stories you were told
Whispering colors
Across my skin
Every shade a secret
You’re letting me in
Red for the moments
We almost gave up
Green for the courage
To finally call this love
Whispering colors
Saying what we can’t say enough
You scribble in the margins
Of my favorite book
Underline a sentence
With that sideways look
We argue over nothing
Just to hear your name
Then you draw a yellow sun
Through the middle of the page
Whispering colors
Across my skin
Every shade a secret
You’re letting me in
Red for the moments
We almost gave up
Green for the courage
To finally call this love
Whispering colors
Saying what we can’t say enough
If the words fall out of reach
If my voice forgets the tune
Trace a little violet
I’ll know it’s still you
(still you, still you)
Whispering colors
Across my skin
Every shade a secret
You’re letting me in
Red for the moments
We almost gave up
Green for the courage
To finally call this love
Whispering colors
On your hands
On my heart
On us
