Start Wearing Purple

(Inspired by the song of the same name by Gogol Bordello)

Hue of bruises and wine,
Full-passion lips
And swollen organs,
The color of blues
Filtered through love,
Exact shade of orgasm
And certain periwinkles,
Ocean off Oahu
In that summer surf sunset,
Cool red shirt and blue jeans
Tumbled together
In your line of sight—
Black used to be
What purple now be—
Righteousness, sex,
A baby’s first laugh,
Feel of your fingers
On my tongue.