If Joy were a color
It would be a vibrant golden yellow
As bright as a sunrise
If Joy were a taste
It would be like a perfectly ripe piece of apple
Never too bitter or too sweet
If Joy were a sound
It would be a uplifting song
With laughter sweet as a sunday church chorus
You can’t feel Joy without Sadness
If Sadness were a color
It would be a deep inky blue
As vast as a great ocean at dusk
If Sadness were a taste
It would be as dry as crumbling ash
And be as bitterly salty as falling tears
If Sadness were a sound
It would be as heartbreaking as a final goodbye to the ones you love
Facing the fact that you’ll never be able to see them again
The greater the painful regret and Sadness you experience in life
The greater the Joy you have left to gain
So open yourself and embrace both Joy and Sadness
Though the dark pain of Sadness may never seem to end
Know that without Sadness there is no Joy
Never forget that even though life has many twists
Just live it to the fullest with those you love and everything in between