Where Did All The Rainbows Go?

Where?

Where did all the rainbows go?
I see no more unicorns
The dragons have all flown home

Where have all the flowers gone?

I see no more colors of hope

I see only black hate and gray indifference

Where has all the crops gone

I see only empty fields

There are so many dusty fallow pastures

Where are the stars that shined so bright?

The Earth has shrunk

Down to a stone

Where does the sun hide?

At night when I am scared

During the day when I am searching for joy

Where is the moon?

During the day when I want to cry

At night to chase away the clouds

Where is all the laughter?

The playground lays silent

The crayons in the box are now all one color

Where is the music?

No notes floating along the breeze

No sound dancing in the trees

Where are all the towns?

The signs have all been pulled out

The houses all torn down

Where have all the smiles gone?

There is no softness in the eyes

There is just sorrow and contempt in your glance

Where have all the sweet words gone?

There are no loving whispers

Just angry shouts and raised fists

Where has all the love gone?

My empty hand now sits empty, cold

There is no passion in your words, your kiss

Where are all the answers?

There are just questions

There is just silence

Where?

With a key I unlock the fence

Take away the bolt

Throw open the door

Push aside the curtains

Fling open the windows

Raise my head up to the sky

Sink my knees down to the ground

Place my hand on my heart

Feel the warmth upon my face

There you are, you are not gone

You sat waiting, remaining, anticipating

For me to open and reveal the contents

Expose all the truth and the light

It was not hiding behind me

It was sitting all around me

It did not sit still

It pushed against the sides

It did not shout

It screamed in silence

It did not laugh

It cried unrestrained

It did not flinch

It stared at the reflection

It did not harm

It sat there cracked, broken

Where did all the rainbows go?

Can’t you see?

They begin with you.