Hints Of Yellow, Hints of Pink

Darkness lifts to reveal a scene
... Of yellow, blue and white
Trailing before the birds that follow
... For days, months, years, in flight
Now and then they may spare a glance
... At our fly-, swim-, roll-ing machines
Within the paths of our little heads:
... Dots flat on narrow streets

You are staring up above,
... While others walk on by
You are building spaceships with
... Exploring on your mind
They cling beside and note to you,
... The density of the pavement
You hear the words, they show to you
... The lightness of the sky

I walk the lines beneath their faces,
... Flaked ochres, browns and whites
Find hints of pink that want flourish to
... Compose music, family, love
And one more step finds hidden pasts,
... Societies and possible futures
Still continue into their very heart,
... Each beat, spray, skip and flutter

I know whatever greener offer,
... Mine is your humble abode
And though they try to turn me around,
... You stand by my side, raise my courage aloud
Oh, when doubts soar high and energies dry,
... I look to you and try
The past is shaped and we live within it,
... But the future begs for us to win it