2009
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
YOUTH POETRY CONTEST
7-9 GRADE RUNNER UP
The
Whole Picture
By Hannah Ehlers
It is
not just black or white,
Nor is it gray either,
Its white with dabs of color,
Beautiful colors, going wonderfully together,
Yet certain colors catch your eye,
These few are quite ugly,
You wonder why they are there,
They couldnt possibly go with all these magnificent colors,
For a while those colors are all you can see,
You see more ugliness than beauty
Then you freeze,
Stop yourself,
Take a few steps back,
As you view the whole picture, you begin to see,
The ugly colors are necessary,
In ways, they make the whole picture seem real,
And beautiful,
They are just simply perfect imperfections.