When you wake up with her for the first time in the morning on a sunny day and look out at the sky, it is the color surrounding the clouds. When you go out to dinner, it is the color of her drink. When you take her to the beach, it is the color of the ocean water splashing at her feet. When you stare into her eyes with all your love and adoration, it is the color that sparkles around her pupil. When you discover the illness she has consumed, it is the color that you feel. When she tells you her days are numbered, it is the color she requests her flowers be. When you visit her in the new home she has been settled into, it is the color of the veins that get poked beneath her skin. When you say goodbye on her last day, it is the color of her cheeks that were once so bright. When you walk up to the oak box that will be her place of peace, it is the color of the dress that hugs her waist in just the right way. When she is lowered to the ground and forever at rest, it is the color of your once loving heart.
