Shades of green, shades of blue
All turn black, all untrue
Life tangled in vines
Words tight, moments unwind
Hands of white, fist of love
Day to night, fists of blood
Tears of youth, tears of time
Drink in life, lose mine
Shades of red, shades of white
Helpless day, sleepless night
© 1996 Tim D. Coulter Sr.