My new sitting room

I am going to edit my emotions
From now, only plain colours are allowed –
No ambiguous or disruptive tones
Nothing too strident, or loud.
I will prohibit cadmium yellow
And splashes of tantrum-spilled wine
No manic crows will peck at my skull
There will be no burgundy, or carmine.
My moods will be rationed to five-a-day
I’ll allow magnolia or hopeful blue
I’ll move through a hum of beige and grey
No burnt sienna – I’ll ban that too.
No sabre dances or bouts of Slavic gloom
Tranquility will reign in my new room