# a royal color

By [Lethe Beltane](https://paragraph.com/@lethe-beltane) · 2024-01-08

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    My grandmother has
    a room in her house
    dedicated to purple.
    Lavender walls,
    royal sheets:
    I'd only need
    you there
    for it to be complete.
    For eyes are the windows
    into the soul,
    windows I have spent many a childhood
    gazing out onto the cold
    dead suburban landscape.
    How I wish I could take
    you into my arms
    and let you teach
    this worn-out teacher
    there is still warmth
    worth searching for.
    

_CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (c) Vane Vander_

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*Originally published on [Lethe Beltane](https://paragraph.com/@lethe-beltane/a-royal-color)*