our world had color
color in the sky,
color in the earth
and it all came crashing down
with your monochrome tears.

our lifes had splendor
beauty and magic
filling up our moments
and now its just dust
in our monochrome years

our names on each other's tongues
were spells whispered at night
incantations we held dear
and life was so much better
without these monochrome fears

our faces were books
held and read so easily
never blemished nor flawed
no matter what others saw
until those monochrome tears.