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Colorblind

Roses are grey 

violets are grey 

no I’m not a dog

just can’t get colors to stay

 

I am colorblind 

no big deal, just lots grey

I don’t mind it, truly

it’s what I’m used to, day after day

 

Something’s always missing

is it blue? Maybe red. 

How should I know the difference? 

my senses are dead 

 

I’ve heard of lavender 

A light but loving color

bu...

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colorblind.

color used to be a distant memory.

I had seen the world in black and white for so long 
I couldn't even tell you the shades in a rainbow.

I had gotten used to playing along
when people would say 
"look at how bright! look at how wonderful! look at how vivid! look at how beautiful the world is!"
I would smile 
and say 
yeah, it's amazing
when all I saw were dismal shades of grey and bl...

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