Ode to White

Ode to White

White, what a clean color you are

Actually you’re the lack of any color at all

Or maybe you’re the lack of anything dirty

For white is so clean and pure… it’s purty

I see white in the fluffy clouds in the sky

I see white in angel wings that fly

White in hospitals means it’s a sterile environment

White wedding dresses make you look heaven sent

White, I’ve always thought such good things about you

But I suddenly see you in a different light - eww

White… white… WHITE

Why do you now make me want to fight?

White in my calcium supplement so one day I don’t break a hip

White is the promise for my teeth in that strip

White tangled up in my curls at my temples

WHITE IN MY NOSE HAIRS???  Not laughing – you see dimples???

Oh white, how you’ve disappointed me

I used to like you, but now, you see

I see you as a sign of aging

And when I see you, I start raging

White, please oh please, just leave me alone

When I see yet another white hair, I groan

Temple curls: Maybe I’ll just color you

To YOU, white nose hairs, I say: “PLUCK YOU!”