Nīlā

 Nav asked me my favorite color 

I told him that it is blue

And we do have that in common 

Smoking his double cigarette, he laughed

He called me Nīlā. He told me it means blue. 

I don't think he knew I have been blue my whole life

And I was indeed Blue still 

Being blue skies and sunshine, or the blue depression that surrounds me in the low days

I am Nīlā.

And on that brief moment over the phone

Miles and miles away 

I felt like someone really knew me

I felt like someone really saw me 

I felt like someone really cared

And all my shades of blue smiled at my new name.