My Life is Color

At the end of the day,

It’s yellow & it’s blue.

It’s the sunshine & the gloom.

It’s all of the complexities,

Absurdities,

And juxtapositions put into one.

Life is unexpecting,

Yet beautiful.

I would not trade my life for a single thing-

But it does not mean my days are yellow,

Nor have they always been.

They are written in rainbow shades,

Each with their own addition

To the mural of my life.

Each containing a Universe within,

Just as the Universe is within me.

Some days are blue,

So so blue.

But without the blue,

The green,

The deep satin shades of purple,

The fiery bursts of red,

And the warm blankets of orange,

My life would not be the completeness

That a stunning rainbow emits.

To live in color

Is to feel deeply,

Love hard,

Walk vicariously in my imagination,

Pursue passionately,

Break and rebuild,

Accept the unchangeable,

And embrace the real color in front of me.

So —

No matter what color you’re emitting,

Stand in the flamboyant shade of gratitude

To the people who bring you yellow,

Hold you in the blue,

And tread forward

Throughout every in between.