Colourblind

i sat on the lawn
the grass in black and white
the beautiful gray roses
felt like i was colourblind
and people sigh and say
'the autumn colours are beautiful'
and all i saw was black, white and Grey
and the sun never touched me
i never saw its light

until you caught me
and everything was coloured
the blacks were brighter
and blood was red
i could to see the colour
fade from the dead
i could smell the pink roses
and the purple lavender
and the grass was so much greener
and the suns light turned to golden

i can remember when i didn't know you
and everything was dark
but now at night i look at the sky
and i can see the stars
you took the film down from my eyes
introduced me to the world
showed me i was capable of being loved
like any other girl

when you caught me
and coloured the world
so many colours
so many names I'd never heard
i dyed my hair a vibrant blue
and wore cerise clothes
and you laughed when i asked you
how to know if colours go
i marveled at Christmas lights
and candles on birthday cakes
and your lips were the softest pink
and tender just like you

the colour was so bright
so when i was thrown back into night
i was still blinded by the light
are you loving your new life?
are you finding a future wife?
do you miss me?
do you remember me?
i can't see...

I'm on the floor now
and the colour has been drained
I'm back to where i started
I'm colourblind again
and i said the Grey bluebird
'i used to see you
and know your colour
I'd grown to love blue'
and i picked a snow white tulip
put it in a black vase
and stayed in darkness