Burnt Umber

If I ever seem withdrawn, know that your presence has drawn many smiles upon my countenance. If my eyes well with tears, know that I've had many times I feared never finding a love quite like yours again... you are raw umber- a color worth using for a portrait, a color that holds the earth close to its core. You are equisite- the rising Phoenix from the mythical ashes. you are everything I've ever dreamed of and the one thing I tragically lost to personality flaws, self-righteous anger and an opportunity to love a mirror of myself.