Shades of Gray

Shades of Gray

A Poem by Erin

What do we do when we start seeing color?
When our eyes no longer see solely in black and white?
What happens when our world becomes shades of gray?
How could we know what is good and right?

Splotches of color blot out my vision
My childlike dreams are running away
Opinions and rumors change my mind often
I am a teenager today.

Whatever happened to right and wrong?
The path is too large, there’re more ways to go!
Why is it so impossible to tell what is good?
Why is it harder to go with the flow?

What path is correct?
What is right?
Why can't I tell anymore?
Why are we traveling in this forever night?

Where did the childlike innocence go?
Why did it leave me in this dimension?
Too many colors here, too many choices
Way beyond my comprehension!

Where did my safe black and white go?
And what are these shades of gray?
Why am I seeing so many shades right now?
I am a teenager today.

These shades of gray aren't meant for me!
Not when I can do so much wrong.
Where did my beautiful black and white go?
I've seen these colors far too long.

© 2012 Erin


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Added on September 7, 2012
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