love come in many colors
an illusory hope arching
across the sky
a rainbow ending in broken
promises and tears

love seen through a prism
is only an optical deviation
a foolish man's perspective
of love's true value

love is painted in shades
of monochrome
a chiaroscuro image of
Caravaggio's brush

love is black and white
colors having no hue
love absorb and reflected
nothing but an incidental light