One, Won, Once
One ,Won, Once
By Chuck Keys
Brightness can be blinding
With your eyes closed
Or with your eyes open.
Darkness can be blinding
With your eyes closed
Or with your eyes open.
As a driveway needs a parked car,
Does color make a difference? Hurtfully
Yes. Yet, we're all the same.
Can a green pepper ever be red?
Or should the
Red pepper be yellow? Color again.
Can't stop hearing that surface beat. Loudly.
It’s constant and demanding, with
Painful colors.
Can you hear it too? It’s so loud,
Obvious. Audaciously clear,
Mostly passed over.
We all bleed red;
Cry tears,
Love, fear,
Hate, ache,
Want, need,
Eat, drink, chew,
Live and die, regardless,
Same insides.
Crayons are different colors,
We want them all, in one box.
A complete set.
Separate is never equal.
When we become one
Only one is won.
Once should be f ‘ever.
© Charles H Keys, 2010. All Rights Reserved
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