tales of Suchita

I still remember
How happy we were
Dancing and singing
As we painted the blue sky.

I still remember
How quickly time flew
When I was in your arms
As we painted the night sky.

I still remember
How my heart beat
When the thought of seeing you
Would paint my dreams red.

I remember it all
For you have now forgotten my love
The dreams, the chirps, the colours
As if your world was only grey.

I called in a rainbow,
I called in the sky,
I called in the earth
To help me colour your eyes.

But what I couldn’t see
What you didn’t know
It wasn’t the colours that had drained
But your eyes that were closed.

You who could show me colour
Even in the darkest storms
You who would see joy
Even in the darkest hour
Had closed your eyes
To protect the colour.

Don’t you see my darling
You cannot preserve through
Running away.
But only through running toward?

Don’t you see my love
Shutting down doesn’t make
Memories brighter
But dims them over time?

What is it that you have to lose?
What is it that scares you so
That it makes you want to cower
Instead of opening your breast and allowing it to run?

Remember my sweet
It is time to open those eyes
And remember the time
When the colours were bright and the heart was light.