Faded Colour

Was it hard for you to see

all the painted colours that run within me

Pronounced and faded the colours you shaded didn’t quite match my hue.

I stared at you for days

until my eyes no longer could see the colour

gold spattered iris, but look closer and it’s just yellow.

Reminiscing on the beauty of the younger days

The colours of youth and laughter

but now we’re in the after

and now you’d glance at the painting, just to compliment the frame.