Colors Fade

The gray light of the morning The blue-green of the sea A leaf splashed with color Falling from a tree The sparkle in a diamond The fire of the sun They all seemed much brighter Am I the only one? To see them Slowly slip away Something changes A little day by day Gazing at a rainbow, a brilliant vast array Staggered by it's beauty, saddened by it's modest stay Taken all for granted or innocence betrayed A lesson in mortality, eventually every color fades The blush of a woman The warmth of a touch The novelty of love Feelings within my clutch I try to savor But it doesn't taste the same Senses numbed and jaded A little day by day Gazing at a rainbow, a brilliant vast array Staggered by it's beauty, saddened by it's modest stay Taken all for granted or innocence betrayed A lesson in mortality, eventually every color fades away Slowly but surely As if it were the setting sun A child comes of age, gains life experience Time gathers innocence and trades it in for wisdom Like walkin' through the snow Its purity is stained Like a shootin' star across the sky Never meant to remain Gazing at a rainbow, a brilliant vast array Staggered by it's beauty, saddened by it's modest stay Taken all for granted or innocence betrayed A lesson in mortality, eventually every color fades Colors fade Colors fade Every color fades