Yes, I knew that you would be here tonight.
Yes, I know that your favourite
colour is yellow.
Yes, I know that my nails are
yellow.
No, I did not paint them
yellow for you.
I painted them yellow for me. I
painted them yellow because they make me happy. I painted them
yellow because they remind me of sunshine,
and of daffodils. I painted them yellow because it was
the colour of my mother’s favourite shirt
growing up. I painted them yellow because they remind me
of the stars on those long summer nights, when
we were sitting on the beach and my father would
point out constellations in the sky.
I painted them yellow because it was the colour of my favourite
dogs collar. I painted them yellow because
yellow is the colour of canaries, and canaries are my
favourite bird.
Yes, I knew that you would be
here tonight.
Yes, I know that your favourite
colour is yellow.
Yes, I know that my nails are
yellow.
No, I did not paint them
yellow for you.