IMAGINARY COLOR QUILTED LIFE

When I was sad and little, and feeling all alone

I dreamt of green and blue things and the colors of my home

Colors then became me

They moved through every phase

They turned a cloudy afternoon to orange-pink sunsets - ends of days

Colors are related to each life event I’ve seen

Like glimpses of the greatest quilt that one could ever dream

Without the darks the brights would never have their time to show

Without the brights the darkness would inside my mind and heart still surely grow

We need the colors

Each of them

From bright to dark to light

We need each color equally to bring us out of night

I’ve never seen such colors mixed that say they are far too “busy”

I’ve only seen the happiness that colors, mixed, will bring to you and me.