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What Color am I?

May 9, 2018
By waterski05 PLATINUM, Sussex, Wisconsin
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Sometimes, I am a blueberry blue—
serene and sincere.
Like the pristine shell of a robin’s egg:
waiting to be cracked.

But once opened, I can be raspberry red—
full of rage and rancor.
Engulfed in the flames of society:
never enough to please.

 

But why can’t I be a plum purple?—
with intent and independence.
A blooming lilac flower in spring:
a perfect mix between the two.

© Bonnie S., Fremont, CA

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