" But Ma says everyone deserves forgiveness.

That's why if Ma was a color, she'd be pink with her sweetness. A tender flower, a bubbly pop of chewing gum, two scoops of strawberry ice cream. Silly in her girly ways, her color deepens with love, until she glows fuchsia - bright and bold, unstoppable.

But when she is not fed the riches that life promises, Ma pales, reaming but a tint above white, a color aching in want."
-Claudia "

― Tiffany D. Jackson , Monday's Not Coming