Paint a Picture of Life

I tried to paint you a picture,
of black and white,
the colors began to fade in the midnight light.

I began with a simple brush of love and laughter,
it took a turn for the worst,
now look what I'm after.

Find yourself in happiness,
the color of life,
trace all the curves of wonder and paint your picture of life.

I end with a splash of color,
of black and white,
to watch it all fade,
into the midnight light.

I continue to paint my picture of life.