The shade I'll create.
A poem about what colour defines me.
If a colour defined me
It would fall somewhere
Between the multitude of layers
Between black and white
The infinite shades of gray
Creating the shadows
And the dept of every part of my being
I wouldn’t use a colourful colour like yellow
Because although I love it
It feels unattainable
Like everything this life
Has put me through
Made it impossible to me to be
The green of tree leaves
The roses of flowers blooming
The blues of the nuanced sky
Or even the burnt orange of it’s sunsets
No matter what I do
What I preach
I am forever doomed
To a shade of grey
A dark and fiery cloud
Looming over my head
A constant reminder
That what I have lived
No human should go through
But as the years go by
The gray doesn’t seem so scary
It seems more and more moldable
And maybe, one day
I can create a shade with it
So unexpected
That it puts to shame all the other colours.
About the Creator
Astrid Fender
I am an actress, poet and writer. What I feel I write in hopes it makes you feel as well.
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