In White
They found me though I was not hiding
Took me though they did not steal
Changed the colors that surround me
Never asked me what I feel
They cannot change the heart of me
It will not change, in spite
Of the colors changing, tan and gray to brown.......and white
In white they come and go
And the careful faces never show
Any sign that they are listening
Except when they obey
In white they look at me
And the silent watchers never see
What I see is happening to me
That I will be that way
They told me I would be a teacher
Show him all he needs to know
I had seen it, and they knew it
Knew where this would have to go
From that one small breaking moment
The panic and the flight
It took me farther than I knew and all was white
In white the mountains hide
And although I feel the warmth inside
I cannot forget the winds that blow
Or home so far away
In white then it began
What I saw before and now again
Though I tell myself I tried, I ran
I still have fallen prey
And now I'm having different visions
Not the future, not the past
But the present tells me strongly
I cannot stay here and hold fast
To everything that I believe in
The things I hold so tight
I will not dance for those who want to see me wearing white
In white I cannot be
Anything I recognize as me
I have changed enough for now, I know
And I have found my way
In white they look at me
And the careful faces never see
What I keep inside the heart of me
Where it will always stay
Copyright © 1996 by Katherine Foreman.
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