The Color of the Year Is Chartreuse Shame - Electric Literature

The Color of the Year Is Chartreuse Shame - Electric Literature

Dystopian Sestina: 6 June 2049I wake up green,love that we can do that now, change colors,red for grief, orange for shame,new trends, new lies.I ask mother how come purple riceis now both a funeral and a birthday staple?I wear my sun bubble, a stapleto greet the sun and still remain greenand inhale my birthdayfuneral purple rice.Every day, everyone changes colors,and the currency relies on lies,but it’s not new that people forget shame.Paintings…