COLOUR SCHEME

At first the world was beautiful

Filled with colours of

my choice,

People loved me and

I loved them,

There were no masks, there were no lies.

A little later I saw that the world was after all

black and white

There was me and the

people I liked

And there were the others who could never do right.

Further I saw the

introduction of grey

A blend of good and bad ‘Greys’ were difficult to deal with

They made it difficult

to decide.

Recently I discovered that there are greys of

different shades

I wonder why such a

complicated world

was made,

There are dark greys and light and there are the

“in-betweens”

Now when I face a person I can’t say whether or not he’s mean.

Now I know that many colours constitute

every creation,

What colour I see depends entirely on the light

Maybe all that I see is just an illusion

For all you know a

certain black could be a grey close to white.

After this revelation

I feel so unsure

Now every tint makes

me wonder

So, I’ve decided to choose the colour I want to see

But sometimes the light makes it difficult for me.

For now, I live in a

vivid world,

Though it's just shades of black, white and grey

It leaves me dazzled

every day,

I still go on hoping —

That at last the world

will be colourful

Filled with colours

of my choice

People will love me and I will love them

There will be no masks, there will be no lies.

Shivangi Shankar
Class X
Notre Dame Academy, Patna