Reality by Melissa Osadchuck

Reality

by Melissa Osadchuck

I’ll paint it as I see it

Without changing any hues,

Without blotting out the

burgundies

Because I love the blues;

Without speckling an inky sky

With drops of glistening white

When really all the guiding stars

Are hidden from my sight.

Yes, I’ll paint it as I see it

For no lie is ever told

That leaves a person smiling

As the days on Earth grow old.

For deception is two-faced

Leaving everyone with griefs,

Turning angels into demons –

Robes of light to mere fig leaves.

So, I’ll paint it as I see it

And though all may disagree,

Their opinions will not alter

The profound reality.

And when doubts assail my being

And conceal all that is there,

I’ll still paint it as I see it

Led by faith and hope and prayer.