Orange, but oddly wild
under the circumstances
claiming to be mild
but really not at all.

She thinks we don't know
but we do
the sweetness she shows
is only half true.

Half of her color
is brilliant and strong
though she might deceive us
with that mellow song

warrior by nature
but passive by heart
she lights the mundane
and shines through the dark.

She could color the world
but I don't think she sees
how bright that she shines
and how much she can be.

Rainbough Bouchard
Copyright 1999