You Color Me In

when you walked up to me

carrying a box of crayons

I didn't know what to think

"what are they for" I asked you

but you wouldn't answer

you only laughed and took

to me like I was a canvas

        since then I'm astounded

at the hues I've taken on

I didn't realize how empty 

I was before you came

along / I must have looked

like a stencil sketch to you

so thank you darling

you make the world a bright one

and whenever I start to fade

whether with time or trouble

I look to your smile

and just like that

you color me in