The Color of a Word

They use it not knowing
They use it not seeing
They use it not caring,
Among themselves
Around other people
In the crowded train.
Talk, loud enough for
Others to hear.
They use it not knowing
They use it not seeing
They use it not caring
Talk among themselves,
Not hearing.
And they repeat
And repeat,
Abandoning
The color of a word
Which they paint with
Careless drip.