The poems in The Color of Water offer insights on relationships with people, nature, and art. Written to challenge your consciousness to greater curiosity and empathy and to make sense of certain and unpredictable events that happen in life, these poems will take you on a journey of self-reflection and make you consider who you are. McCormick focuses on the simple things that matter most, like water, and on the significant emotional events that challenge your beliefs and interpretation of the color of everything. He explores the past and present to illustrate the significance of connecting with people who are different and seeing the world as it is, not as we wish it would be. In the reading of this collection, you will learn more about yourself by experiencing the lives of others through glimpses of their love, suffering, sacrifice, and struggles to belong or even to survive.