i used to hate the color orange
how could someone find beauty
in something so plain?
so unoriginal?
it was incredibly bright and repulsive
until i met you
with your admiration for the color
and your beautiful
bright smile
as you bought me
orange sunflowers
at the farmers market
on sundays, over summer
because you knew how happy they made me
suddenly my thoughts changed
orange wasn’t so bad anymore
i thought about it,
you could make it darker or lighter
and it looked beautiful
on a multitude of items
such as flowers, shirts, tablecloths
and especially
you
orange turned into one of my favorite color
i found it everywhere
within everything
and perhaps in order to love something
that you once hated
you have to love a person that cares about it so deeply with no regrets
- to my best friend, thank you for teaching me new things every day