Friday, November 03, 2006

Yellow

Yellow is the color I hate.

The yellow of the crayon my baby picked up, the yellow of the shirt he put on, the yellow of the toothbrush he used every morning.

The yellow that reminded me that I had passed on to my precious first born not just an artistic sensitivity and a love for tabasco sauce, but also the defective gene that turned all blues and reds into greys.

Yellow is the color I love.

The yellow of the sunflower, the yellow of the mango, the yellow of the reflectors on the highway.

The yellow that brought color into my son's life.

The yellow that he savored with abandon.

1 comment:

Bhavna said...

Ahhh, sweet poem!