Green

Middle-age is chocked with middles; moments of hindsight where you know the choices made in the extremities weren't correct. When I chose the light, there was no lasting solution. When I chose the dark, that was not the path either. The choice becomes about how to mix them; for in each is value.

Red, yellow and blue alone are too straightforward. They must be mixed for a sustainable result. Which of the secondary hues will work? Red combined with yellow equals that which remains on the side of the light. Moreover, the sum of red and blue will not suffice as it favors the dark. Green is the proper mix. It is the middle-ground. In this time of watching greens morph and fade, we are reminded of its value. Green is balance.

2019

Illustration by Mar Startari, 2019