the line between you & me

my yellow

They compare things of joy to the color yellow,
Which happens to be my favorite.
They ask which shade you prefer,
And I say you because:

You captivated me in a way no one else could,
And you made every part of my soul dance.
There are many people I find yellow in,
I often revisit you.

You are in the lyrics of sad songs, happy songs,
And songs that don't speak of love at all.
Those songs always bring me home to you.
To feel so loved and painfully in love,
Where you were more appreciated than elsewhere.

To have someone understand what ails you,
And to hear sincerity in the cure,
I found you to be the only one capable.
To look at someone who radiates so much love,
And that someone sends butterflies to your body.

While the brain moves on to eradicate the hurt,
The heart lingers so long as you ignore it,
And what a tragedy it is to confuse love with ache.
It is imperative for one to understand the difference,
But loving freely is the game where no one wins.

My heart has traveled through so many oceans,
Yet it's come back to you because:

You are my favorite shade of yellow.