Everything was gray
An eternal monochrome winter
With a forever gray feeling
Set deep in my bones
I thought the gray was endless
I thought the gray was all there was
But suddenly
You introduced me to color
Then everything was beautiful
And you were beautiful
And you were everything
But along with the beauty came confusion
New questions never considered
New feelings never explored
The confusion of color brought fear
Everything was so easy in black and white
Clearly defined lines and barriers
But I am easy to fall for the color you brought
You brought blue skies
And pink cheeks
And violet melodies
In the heart of summer
The seventeenth summer
No longer gray
At sixteen I didn't know love
But your colorful life is love
And I thank you for all that you bring
