The Way I See It

 

I was determined to paint my fate

it had been looking monochromatic as of late

that cold night, I coloured my world warm

the first rays of dawn patiently waited to inform

that everything I painted white, to my dismay

was nothing if not a long stretch of grey

I grabbed my brush once again 

in that summer air, I coloured my world blue

and ran out of all my shades

when it came to capturing sun’s golden hue

My world felt dark and dull

I was questioning my art

when the rain showered upon my world

giving me a fresh, colourful start

the spaces I’d filled with black, to my utter surprise

lay between the greys, where utmost truth lies

Tempered with the rain was sweet sunshine

making a half circle pathway for colours to rome

the shades poured over like streams to the river

and decided to call my eyes their home

I started seeing colours 

and shades entirely new

realizing there's a colour palette

designed for my mind too 

I'm not the writer of my destiny 

but I don't need to be

All I need is a brush 

and some creative liberty

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Thoughts: 

'The Way I See It' is the Persona's interpretation of the world at various junctions of his life.

As a child, his naive mind painted the world in a bright, ever-optimistic light in accordance with his fairytale-like experiences. Eventually, to his dismay, sunshine threw light upon the reality- 

"Grey coexists with the white" 

After having learnt this, he embraced the truth with deep disappointment. His dejection convinced him the world was gloomy, dull. Eventually, to his surprise, rain showers washed away his false perception implying-

"Greys coexist with the black as well" 

He was left utterly perplexed. If not white, if not black, if not warm, if not cool- what colour palette is the world after all? 

The universe gracefully enlightened him by blessing the Persona with eyes strong enough to store all the colours of a rainbow, as they poured into his mind's eye. 

He may never find out what colour palette the world truly is, but now he has one of his own- enabling him to paint his fate.