Endless Hues

I once had a lover

Tell me they admired

The way I saw the world

Through expression and color

The sentiment seeming

Fanciful in nature

Nonetheless learning its

Truth in time

I see Lilac in a friend’s eyes

When they share their Dreams,

Their Hopes, Their Ideals

Eager to have an audience

Their desires becoming real

The more they are avowed

Passionate expressions of

Yellow light up the room

When a mother speaks of her child

Warm and safe- Secure from

The weight of the world

The color Red as a Lover

Leans in for a kiss the First time

Reserved and anxious

Yet, if received well

Spellbinding, Passionate and Bold

Blue when a loved one

Tells you of their sorrows

Pains and misfortune

Riddling their face

As if windows to the soul

Have swung wide open

Green when hope begins

To fill the air

And spring’s lilies make

The world feel anew

Opening a door to

Endless Possibility

Optimism, Bliss, and Longing

A subtle Rose when

You begin a romance

For the first time and

Even an alleyway feels

Like the enchanting streets

Of Paris

A shade of Grey

When all hope seems to be lost

And feelings of fear and doubt

Creep in

Presenting an opportunity

For reflection, self-love, and

Refining the canvas

We are all creating-

That of our Lives

At the time, I didn’t understand

This perspective was rare and

Select to only a few

But in a world so full of color

It is a shame to discover

How many are unaware

Of its limitless hues

Dominique Angell