Would that...

[addy]

If my memory formed a keen apex,
if a single pinhole revealed
my life as a constant slope toward
or angle away from Like this so far. A very, very minor nit....something about this particular line loses momentum for me. Everything else about the stanza is so surefooted (which is of course the point). As it is "slope toward" has a certainty that "angle away" seems to lack a bit
that moment… Maybe L6 to L7 should be preceded and ended with dashes? Someone with more grammar savvy could probably correct me
if, with a little pressure,
the rich color would seep out in bold lines, Makes me think of something potent, like blood, which I like
I would write my history.

But there are no straight lines, Period?
the points are jagged
and my history is a waxy childish smear
in calico brown. Great stanza. Calico brown works very nicely