The Colors That Make Me

I am ivory-skinned with a yellow spirit.

I am a quiet person, calm and seemingly simple.

Yet my heart is full of joy and optimism.

It is always a summer day with friends inside of my soul.

My eyes and hair are brown like the earth.

I am one with the outdoors and I stand on stable ground.

I've been told that I am a source of safety.

I am comforting and reliable, a home away from home.

Some days I feel more like the color black.

I always associated it with bad days and dark moments.

But there's also power in it.

I have overcome more than I believe.

I have earned my striped of color.

I feel like a bumble bee off to help lonely flowers.