Palette Of Life

Blank canvas - she reaches for her brush
what to paint, she wants to paint what she feels
reaches for yellow, such a happy color but she chooses the darker shade 
still yellow but not as pure
life has dulled a bit
maybe a little more bleach in her life
get rid of the roadblocks and bugs 

Perhaps a little blue now
oh yes a rich deep blue
color of oceans 
color of sadness
color of calm
feeling all at once can make you feel crazy

Red is the next
passion, anger, blood
blood spilled in anger 
blood appearing in passion
carnage all around
controlled chaos 
ruby red liquid in a glass

Lets go green now
save the planet, save ourselves 
lush grass under bare feet
smell of summer, smell of earth
in the sky green shows storms coming
going from lush to lost
in one small plot of grass

and after the storm 
Look
a rainbow
all the pretty colors
she looks at her canvas
she sees them all there
each one holding meaning
holding her truths
holding her fears 
holding her down

Slowly she reaches for the brush
pure white is the choice 
time to redo
remove
rebuild 
restart
and 
remember
It can all begin over
she walks away and on her canvas 
no longer blank 
is one word

FORGIVENESS