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Color Speaks

July 6, 2023
By augustdaisy SILVER, Long Beach, California
augustdaisy SILVER, Long Beach, California
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they think color holds emotions

but not the ones you think

not of anger or resentment

but of happiness found in the street

the one you find on the court

the one you can hear 

faded dribbles

with busted streetlights 

hidden from the world

the prying eyes ready to attack it

with constant calls to the po-po

of noise complaints and disturbances

they think the color holds emotions

but racism holds the knife


The author's comments:

I hope to enlighten people about racism and how dangerous it can be to the positive emotions of others


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