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Colorless

I used to hear music, but now it’s only an echo.

I used to feel something when I saw art, but now I don’t know what to think.

A poem used to change my life, but now I forget the words.

I used to walk with purpose, but now I don’t know where to go.

I used to live, but now I only exist.

Where did the color go?

To Live

     It feels what is to come, from It’s fingertips and toes; the numbing sensation finally sparks an emotion in the Soul of Something that has died inside. Its eyes remain unopened. Before death, the Soon-To-Be Corpse recollects lost memories from It’s childhood:
     The Red on It’s cheeks from laughing so hard, the Orange soil trails It scraped It’s knees in, the Yellow bumble bees It's Grandpa taught It to pet, the Green foliage with hidden garter snakes, the Blue sky and endless clouds, the Purple bruises covering It’s legs.
     They say the past is Black and White, but that’s not true; That’s where the Color is, and those Colorful days have been forgotten, left unappreciated in the past as It continued pretending to be alive, simply existing; but the Color is still there. Now, on It’s death bed, the Soon-To-Be Corpse finally opens Its eyes in a desperate attempt to not only survive, but to live.
   At first, the bright sky is blinding, only the humble yet powerful breeze that dances within It’s ribcage and the distant song of the birds can be heard. An indistinguishable sweet scent of a nearby flower lingers. Puny specs of damp soil cling between It’s hugged fingers. It’s mouth is dry and empty until filled with the refreshing breath of the outside. When It’s eyesight returns, It knows It can never revert to that Black and White world again.
     The Corpse rose and said “I am going to live.”

Nature Is My Home

I felt lonely, then the wind held my hand, the sun warmed my body

The birds sing a song, how empty the world is without their voice

When the breeze fills the Aspen trees and their leaves begin to dance, I feel the emotion I'm not allowed to feel inside

After being surrounded by greyscale, the Earth gives me the color I've lost

I want to go home

Every time I thought I'd never be happy again,

that I'd never laugh

that I couldn't live on,

I've smiled since then,

And you will too

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