~ The Infinite Shades of Grey ~

The world may not always be blacks and whites.

And it is in the grays

Where one discovers

One's "values".

Tones, tints and shades,

The way the light

Grows

Or fades,

And the darkness

Adds dimension,

Weight.


The eternal war

Of concretes or abstracts.

Nebulous images,

The gray refracts

Both sides,

Twists them into

Convincing illusions,

To either follow one

Or the other,

Or Wait.


It's the grays

Which define the edges

Of "values"

Both light and dark.

We all walk those lines,

At times.

But those who linger,

Living always

In the grays,

Never choosing a side,

Staying indecisive,

Those without the courage

Of any convictions,

Without belief

In strong "values"…

They

Will fade into oblivion

And be forever lost

To Fate.


Those are the real

Ghosts:

The true infinite "shades" of gray.


~ C.L.R. ~ © 2007