Iris Blue

 by Jarrah L. Barton

Tell me, Iris,
Did you know we would
Meet like this?
I watched as the car pulled
Up the 
          Cobalt
                    Blue
                              Drive.

Funny how things
Are blue in the dark
Without my glasses

I imagine your 
          Blue
                    Irises
As I watch you
                                       From across the fire pit
The warm hues
Colliding with the blue
Of the night on your beautiful 
          Smiling
                    Face.

I wish I knew
What to say. 

I wish I had a new
          Poem
For every time I wanted
To speak with you

Oh, Iris

I’m so blue.
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Jarrah L. Barton is a Meanjin-based poet who has released two self-published zines of poetry. She is a queer transgender woman who also writes fantasy and sci-fi novels with queer and gender diverse characters.