red
the color of Julianne's scarf
she told her Blind Date that it would make her easy to find
sitting on a outdoor cafe, facing the river just before dusk
He wore a white oxford with a red tie
green
the color of her brother's college sweatshirt
Alice wore it while sitting in the hospital waiting room
playing video games and pretending she wasn't listening to the family next to her
discussing prerarranged funerals
blue
the color of the ball Anna and Julie used to play with in the
long stretch of grass next to a quiet street
until the night it bounced down the hill and a car hit it
neither of the girls went to retrieve it or
spoke…