Lady In Red

I dream in black and white and shades of gray.
Wandering aimlessly, searching for something, I
Often allow my dreams to slip away -
Wherever it is dreams go to die.

Dreaming in black and white and shades of gray,
I seldom find the object of my desire.
Did I miss my goal turning a wrong way?
Walking and wanting, seeking lower and higher.

I dream in black and white and shades of gray.
A feeling washes over me, once lost, now found.
No danger I sense - no dread nor dismay,
And in my dream, slowly I turn around.

No longer black and white and shades of gray,
But a woman of beauty in scarlet red
Looking past me or through me, not turning away.
Is she the goal of this life I’ve led?

Her visage eludes me, but I search every day
Through nameless faces, in crowded halls
Of black and white and shades of gray.
She hides from me, but my name she calls.

A vision of black and white and shades of gray,
A blouse of red on perfect skin.
I touch her and then I watch her fade.
Tears fill my eyes as I wake again.

Words come with effort, but what do I say?
The smile on her lips is so hard to read
In black and white and shades of gray -
First pushing, then pulling, inviting my need.

Why can’t I have her? What takes her away?
Why can’t I stay with her in my dreams
Of black and white and shades of gray?
Reality pries me away it seems.

Each dream of black and white and shades of gray
Brings her nearer, closer, dearer to me.
My time is short. It is slipping away.
Forever without her - forever unfree.

Just out of my reach, my Hell to pay
Not sleeping, but waking - my personal dread.
I dream in black and white and shades of gray
And my heart seeks forever the Lady in Red.