A lifetime spent living in black and white
Until a spark of joy ignited faulty wires
Never knowing the origin of my deficiencies
The second color floods my senses
I’m brought to my knees
Overwhelming melancholy drags me through time
Every memory replays with a technicolor filter
Recontextualizing every moment, patently confounding
I catch a glimpse in the shine of my glass
Come to find the skin I've been wrapped in
Has a distinctive gradient from a
Blinding fuchsia to neon lime
A feature no one could have missed, and never did
I was the one lacking in vision
Trained to see only what was allowed of me
Every peek at the mirror previously
Showed no signs of tone or shade
I swear I thought that I was devoid of all hue
Living life in black and white
K.B. Silver
About the Creator
K.B. Silver
K.B. Silver has poems published in magazine Wishbone Words, and lit journals: Sheepshead Review, New Note Poetry, Twisted Vine, Avant Appa[achia, Plants and Poetry, recordings in Stanza Cannon, and pieces in Wingless Dreamer anthologies.
Keep reading
More stories from K.B. Silver and writers in Pride and other communities.
CH 20~ Party Down
Argento’s ninth (eighteenth in earth years) Birthday came and went Thursday, the thirteenth, and he’d already received his father’s gift, if you could call it that. You had to commit a fairly serious infraction to be cut off; the Arch-Baron was keeping up appearances and maintaining his own reputation as much as any sense of love or attachment to Argento with his “gift.”
By K.B. Silver Exclusive • 4 days ago
Which country has the most ladyboys
When people search for “which country has the most ladyboys,” they’re often touching on a topic far richer and more complex than the keyword suggests. This curiosity, while sometimes rooted in stereotype, opens a door to understanding global transgender communities, cultural acceptance, and the beautiful spectrum of gender identity. While one nation is globally renowned for its visible and culturally integrated transgender population, the answer isn't about numbers in a census, but about history, language, and societal recognition.
By David Femboy4 days ago in Pride
Comments (1)
💕