Loss

How quickly joy fades with the faintest shades of red

The swell of hope subsides

The subtle changes of something new are now cruel reminders of something lost

And outside my window there is life 

Sirens blare

People rush to and from 

The workday begins

But my mind is lost to what the world never knew 

Had no time to expect

Had no reason to miss

What is nothing more now than shades of red