"The Filter""

what our eyes see
is in color
film sees black and white
colored photography ok
or black and white
imagination photography
color makes it easier
to see the total picture
not as much to figure out
black and white
tells us so much more
by doing so much less
we see life in color
everyday on display
take it away and what falls
into take its place
is the real story
like playing in the sand
when you feel something and
start to brush the sand away
to see what is underneath
our eyes give us color
black and white film
brushes it away
color is comfortable but it
conceals as it distracts
us from searching our
imagination to determine what
we actually see
pretty red dress
pretty dress
what color is the dress
perhaps lazy eyes are
too busy to want to work
to see a complex image
influenced by someone else
free falling photographer
can't you catch what you want
for yourself which would
satisfy the pallet
of all those who have
found the filter