* DISCLAIMER *
          This is a non-profit work of fan-poetry involving
              characters created and owned by DC Comics.

                            * WRITTEN BY *
                     Samy <samerc@mash.yok.utu.fi> Merchi

                           * ARCHIVED AT *
                  http://mash.yok.utu.fi/corona.html

                             * STARRING *
                           RAVEN of Azarath
                                  in
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                     * THE COLORS OF THE HEART *
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                            * CONTINUITY *
          Takes place after THE NEW TEEN TITANS (vol.2.) #39.
          The empathic Titan, Raven, on her way to recovery
           from a rejected crush on Nightwing, realizes she
           has an entire world in front of her to explore.

                                 ***

 Can you imagine what it would feel like
    to be
 color blind, and then in a quick strike
    to see
 all the wonders of the world
 hidden in the human soul
 carefully not unfurled
 but kept in a black hole.
 
 Away from all sight
 away from your peers
 for trust as you might
 you still have your fears
 of ridicule, rejection, betrayal and pain
 sensations I feel now just starting to wane
 as I stare at the future,
 feel out for your lives
 in need of a suture
 -- for you? too often your wives.
 
 Darkness is a cloak, it envelops the truth
    of me?
 I don't know, I feel the confusion of youth
    decree
 that while I've gained eyes
 I don't understand
 because I'm not wise
 in this foreign land.
 
 The palette of all shades
 is only too clear
 and as it unfades
 it brings out a tear
 when I see all the red, the blue and the green
 far too many worlds, trying to wean
 me from the pitch dark
 into a new light
 but I'm scared of the bark
 -- and the bite of your spite.
 
 A world of colors, of pleasure and pain
    for free?
 or does it have cost, an unbearable amount
    of a fee?
 How do you know
 the right color mixture
 that would show
 me as more than a fixture?