Waking up in color

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Last night I went to sleep 

with dreams in black and white. 

the rain was pouring down the panes 

bleeding through the pages 

of this chapter called my life 

i couldn't find the ending 

of this nightmare in my sleep.

pain turned into numbness 

hurt into haunting 

and here we are standing 

in the morning sunshine 

with the dew on the roses 

and the colors shining bright 

i feel like singing or maybe crying.

these feelings that i thought were lost 

came swirling in again 

vibrance and desire 

a confusing cyclone of emotion 

i just want to breathe and live and cry 

but here we are in the late summer sunshine 

it's good to be alive.