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The Colors of Me

An original poem by Nicole Hawkins

By Nicole HawkinsPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
The Colors of Me
Photo by Denise Chan on Unsplash

What colors do you see

When you look at me?

Do you see the brown of my skin?

Can you see the shades of pink within?

When you see my lopsided chest

Do you know its because I have only one breast?

When you see the red in my eyes

Do you know how many times I've cried?

If you looked at my insides

You would see pink

Like the colors I wear outside

Do you see the greys in my hair?

Like my scars they show the years of wear and tear

So look deep inside of me

Because I want you to see

All the colors of me

inspirational

About the Creator

Nicole Hawkins

I'm a 41 year old mom of 4, a breast cancer survivor, just trying to live my best

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