don’t blame me for dreaming
seeing as i see
things for what they cannot be
don’t shoot me for saying
writing as i read
words for what they cannot mean
don’t bar me for trying
this time as i feel
the ticks by which it turns the wheel
the love for which it gets to kneel
the life for which it makes the kill
-
so don’t hate me for feeling
these beats as i play
songs for what they cannot sway
the shades
the shades of color.