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I am...

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By Nim McQuinPublished 5 years ago 1 min read

When I say I am purple,

I don't mean a fluttering lavender or soft blooming lilac

I mean I am kingly and powerful and bigger than you.

When I say I am green,

I don't mean pale pastel or avocado bathtubs

I mean I am so bright your eyes are burning, I'm go away green.

When I say I am yellow,

I don't mean I'm like sunshine and flowers and cake

I mean I'm like snakes eyes and neon flashes.

When I say, when I say, when I say I'm blue...

I don't mean I'm sad,

I mean I'm raging like the ocean and, and powerful like it too!

I mean I'm big, I mean I'm deep, I mean I'm angry like...

I'm red and I'm pink and I'm green, orange, yellow, blue, glittering surfaces and so much brighter than you, I'm so bright your eyes must be hurting, I'm so loud and so brash and so bold and so...

when i walk into a room, my tiny frame cannot do the work that all the colours can and people don't notice when i scream because i scream with my smallest voice but it still hurts my throat.

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