a colour or a story

is denim even a colour?
i honestly don't know
if it is-
            it's the colour of memories

like the bluenotes ads -"if jeans could talk"
they go through everything
hugging you tight

like the best friend you never had.









the light ones,( the really stretchy ones)
those are the colour of a first kiss.
they clash nicely with the green painted lockers
that hold a little piece of your soul
                                                  for 10 months of the year

the same lockers
          that held the weight of the world
                                while you disappeared for a few moments of
                                                                                                  bliss













the dark ones ( the really skinny one)
personify the colour of friends.
she had the same pair
it was an insta-friend kinda thing
                                                  that ended with a much needed sleepover

the same sleepover

that introduced you into the world of love
                                                            on a whole new level











if jeans could talk
they would tell of the puddles you jumped in
the boys you kissed
the friends you had
the things you experienced





and as the dye washes out
the memories hold fast to the threads

and as holes appear
they cling to the stitching


and the denim holds the secrets
that no one else in the world will ever know
and if denim is a colour

i know exactly the colour you mean....