Synesthesia
I’ve always seen the world
In colors bright in hue
In every page unfurled
Were yellow, black, and blue
Every name I know
Is a brand new work of art
The letters and the rainbow
Are never far apart
R is scarlet blaze
And passion in the heart
Defenses, rose, and briar
Are the way R plays its part
A is cardinal too
A darker shade of wine
Where everything outgrown
Makes its home in time
C sings out canary bright
And teaches me to laugh
Morality and wrong from right
Were learned on C’s behalf
H is baby blue
The words that I’ve defined
It’s everything I know
And the truths within my mind
E is orange apricot
Like my cousin’s carrot curls
E is for my family
And the strength they taught to girls
L is pale as sugar
And blank as newborn life
It's the color of my future
And prepared for any strife
My name is simply R A C H E L
But it’s really so much more
It’s the sum of all I am
It’s the colors at my core