Based on true events "Black Flower" | Watercolor, Gouache and Ink | 2018 I colored my sheep rainbow Then I colored my monkey yellow Its head in red and purple My teacher shook in sorrow I colored my rose black My teacher phoned my mother My mother asked me back Why color your flower black? Just so-so, I smiled back Then I painted her kitchen with lac. #poetry #childhoodmemory #blackrose