Colour Blind

A Poem by Mavis Bard

Why do you seem grim and dreary
Uninviting empty lonely
I try to read your eyes
But your colors have branded my mind
I act like I know
But I have nothing to show

Why are you so green
Why do you feel blue
All these colors I see
Mean nothing to you

Why do you feel downcast somber
Over-encumbered faintly breathing
I raise my head to the sky
Waiting for a sign
But all I get is grief
With no outlet for relief

Why are you so red
Why do you feel black
Was it something I said
Is it something I lack

All the colors ignite
And melt away
The sky tonight
Still no sight of you
I’ll destroy my eyes
For a glimpse of you
I’ll betray the light
Just to be with you