Stating Facts of Life

When Red hits the screen We assume it's something bad It represents negativity And resembles being mad And when Orange makes its presence No one bats an eye It's often a last choice It almost makes you want to cry Yellow is too bright And too much for some folks It's too hard to see It's overlooked and choked And when one mentions Green We imagine something vile A color longing to be better And leaving in denial But Blue is loved a lot Possibly the most We think of diamonds and gems And the sea at the coast Though, Purple's a mystery And is waiting to be found Especially since It is often left out Pink is too sweet Makes people feel sick Is only a volunteer And is never the first pick Grey is too sad Too gloomy and a bummer Is never enjoyed In the Spring or Summer And Brown is forgotten And relies on the others And doesn't seem to get along with All the other colors And Black is the absence The long, dark night Can never mean good And disappears in the light It's shunned and lost And speaking of light, Did I tell you about our good friend White? For White is everything Good and Bad From Red to Black It's all you've ever had People love White In all of its glory It's the lamp that helps you see And the pages of a story And because White is everything Including the colors aforementioned, Let me tell you something That is sure to break the tension The colors that were said Explained things too tough But White is made of all those colors Yet still receives some love All of us are everything And are loved by others We also make up everything And that's the beauty of colors