Soulmate

They say that the world is black, white, and grey
And it was
From the moment I opened my eyes
Like so many others
The world was devoid of any colour
I looked into the face of my mother, father, others
Only grey
And it stayed that way for many years
But I was content
I mean, I didn’t know any better
The world was perfect to me
And then one day
Colour appeared to others
I guess it was just a normal day in school
We all laughed and played
Care free
Then suddenly it seemed everyone's eyes opened up
One by one
They could see things I could never
They saw things called blue and green and yellow
Red, purple, and orange
Brown and blonde hair
And I fingered my grey
And watched everyone else's grey hair blow in the wind
And watched the white sky and whiter sun
The black grass
The grey people
And I felt sad
By middle school, everyone was seeing colour
Colourful boys held colourful girls hands
Colourful girls kissed those colourful boys
But what does colourful even mean?
They’ve tried to tell me
But I don’t understand
Can you explain a colour?
By the time we made it to high school
I had given up hope.
How could I be so discontent
With something I never knew?
Never had?
But I was.
And then
It happened
You came
Suddenly a sensation took over me
My eyes changed
And so did yours
They went from that grey
To something I can't explain
They called it blue
And your hair they called brown
And you I called perfect
And I loved you
You told me your eyes
Did the same
They changed the day you saw me
They say that the world is black, white, and grey
But they are wrong
It is full of colour
And life
Love.
Those moonlit walks
Those hot summer days
The very first kiss you stole in the snow
The way your eyes light up when you smile
Makes realize life is worth every second
The love of your life
Can make you see
Things that you were blind to before
And normal things
Are special now
I can find joy in all.
And that very last night
We were in the dark
And I begged you to stay
But you took my hands in yours
And told me you come
You would come back
Tomorrow
But when I woke
And all I could see was grey, black, and white
And I shut my eyes
Opened them
But the colour was gone
And I searched for you
But you were missing
You had left
Not just me but this entire world
You had been ripped from this life
And my colour had left with you
And I wish every day to have
That colour back
So I could forget what I had before
With you
And I could still believe you were here
But I can't
Because they grey, black, and white
Rules my world
And if I thought I missed something
I never had
I still couldn’t fathom how much
I miss what I did
I miss you
More than that splash of colour
More than that rainbow in the sky
More than I ever thought
You were the light of my life
You brightened the world around me
You showed me colour
And without you
I will never see it again
They say that the world is white, grey, and black
And I couldn't believe them before
But I now I do
It is and will be
Now
And forevermore