I went looking for love

In all the wrong places

Kept kissing your empty hands,

Tattooed with melancholy

Because depression is a word we never use;

Hugging on to your strong shoulders,

Weakened with this thing called “life”

Because “life” is always spelled with the quote and unquote;

Tugging onto your extra large t-shirt

Fading into non-existence

Just like your faith –

In love, in war, in hatred, in humility –

You have painted the walls blue

All over me

Blue

All over you