re(a)d: green blue

first, they’ll turn green-blue

then purple

sometimes

then they’ll fade away into yellow

and vanish

bruises are like that

no scar

no blush

they are

tattooed in

a moment of impact

staining skin

bruises are like that

they leave colours behind

and nothing

everything

a story

of accident

or not-so-much-accident

incident

maybe

bruises are like that