The Colour of Me 

The  identity spectrum...

I am woman
still sporting traditional pink
I am mother
shedding crystal clear tears of joy
I am immigrant
blue collar background
I am teacher 
white collar dream
I am Canadian
waving the red and white
I am alone
feeling blue

I am only human
hiding the black and blue bruises
disguising the fading brown scars
staunching the red flowing from my wounds
covering up my yellow belly
stifling the green monster
sifting through the grey of my existence
looking for a silver lining through rose-coloured glasses
chasing rainbows

just like everyone else

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Ivanka Fear is a former teacher pursuing her passion for writing. She resides in Ontario, Canada, with her family and the stray cats that wander in. Her poems and stories appear in Last Leaves Literary, Analogies and Allegories, The Mark Literary Review, Dead Fern Press, Defenestration, Autumn House Review, South Shore Review, Black Moon, Red Alder Review, eucalyptus and rose, and elsewhere. You can read more about her at https://ivankafear.wix.com/mysite and follow her on Twitter @FearIvanka or Instagram @ivankafearwriter.

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