Soft shades glimmer on my darker skin, Sing me songs til days end, I can not be anymore than I am and I will not be anything I am not, I see they admire my pace Even after I'm tired and withered from life's race So these days I smile in the many faces of uncertainty, Feeling less cursed and more blessed, Feeling less hurt and more whole, Yes, I still sit in spaces between time Pondering it all... While pure devotion Keeps me grounded and sane, And yes I know my ramblings mean Nothing to you But the ones who see colors Understand the sentences Of little bird red With dashes of blue