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Only Color Left

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I took for granted everything,

colors of every hue.

I didn’t know those colors

filled my world because of you.

 

So, like the fool I am

I let you go, too blind to see

that on my own I am just alone

and things turned out to be

 

where colors slowly slipped away,

the yellows, greens and blues.

And now the only color left…

is the memory of you.

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loveheartachebroken heartbreak upregret

◄ One Love

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Comments

Rolph David

Sat 22nd Mar 2025 06:48

Good morning Jeff,
It’s striking how you use the fading of colours to symbolise the emptiness left after losing someone important. The shift from a world full of vibrancy to a life reduced to only memories feels both poignant and powerful. There’s something deeply relatable in the speaker’s realisation of what was taken for granted, and how much that person brought to his world. The gradual loss of colour perfectly captures the quiet desolation of being left with just the past.
Regards,
Rolph

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Yanma Hidayah

Fri 21st Mar 2025 23:37

I can feel the sweetness in your poem, and the words you chose are so harmonious and beautiful. They effortlessly guide my thoughts to follow the flow of regret you depicted.
I truly enjoyed your poem,
Thank you.
Great job, Jeff!

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TOM MERTON

Fri 21st Mar 2025 23:32

Love everything about this piece Jeff, thank you.

best of regards.

Tom

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