In Black and White

I was in my mothers room
Standing next to her bed
While she was sitting on it
Talking on the phone.
She suddenly began crying.
When she hung up I asked,
"What's the matter mommy?"
She said, "your Uncle Sam died."
I didn't know the right thing to say.
So I stood quiet.
I looked at a picture on her night stand.
It was a black and white photo of my mom and my Uncle Sam walking down a street.
I asked, "Mom. Was life black and white back then?"