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i get exhausted

to see the world all black and white.

when i am in a biology class

and they are talking about how

the red liquid is flowing through our vessels.

it isn't true.

seen mine.

even remember the first time

i've ever seen my blood.

'cut my finger when i was cooking my favorite meal.

shouted at my mother.

my blood is black."

look at me as though i was insane.

remember.

it's red." she denied. it's just you cannot see it."

i cannot see it red, doesn't it mean it's not red?

my blood.

should know it better than anyone else.

since, if anyone asks me what my eye color is,

i say dark grey instead of deep brown,

i say my hair is black instead of brown,

because it's what i see

and the body is mine.

it makes me realize

that colors have

a huge part of life.

i lack it.

wish people could see

that they are so lucky

and some aren't.

wish they would just stop

commuting suicide and

feeling worthless.

everyone is worth

living and being loved.

nobody is utterly lonely.

black has white by its side.

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