Why Gray

A hazy fog surrounds almost
everything in my view.
I'm not able to make
out black or white anymore-
the gray veils the absolute
and blurs the edges.
Has my judgement failed me?
Or has the complexity of
our world failed us all?
If only these notions clung
to either side-
leaving us not with the
task of labeling concepts,
but with the responsibility
of choosing for ourselves a side.
I prefer not black or white,
but both- for the comforting
contrast they create.