Noir
You wear pink, make you look like fallow sallow
Ought to wear black, that make you look pink
Pink make you look yellow like tainted tallow
Ought to wear black, make you look pink
You wear yellow, make your saunshine mellow
Dim your sunny smile, ought to wear black
Make your sun light up, make you look bright
Black for you is right
You wear red, goes to my head
But does go with black
Make you look dangerous, glamorous, amorous
Just a little of the red though, stick mostly with black
You wear green, make your blonde hair red
How can that be, go take it back
You maybe a poison blonde but not rust red
Ought to wear black
You wear blue, give you a golden hue
Stones sparkle on your gold washed skin
Dark rich gold in your hair be old and cold
But still ought to wear black
Gray today
So, you sad today? Look washed out, tired today
Go back to the closet, find something black
Ought to wear black jack
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Oh my this is so playful, the repetitions are like a song in my head now. And the voice’s judgments! — I suspect scenes like this get played out all the time between couples before dinner dates,
Got me humming She’s a Rainbow. This poem is another take. A black canvas gives color to the person. Love the line: Blue give you a golden hue, but black brings out you, your pink. Yes, fun poem, with a sweet twist.