#2: COLORS

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He knows the colors well,

Skies are blue, sands could be brown

And the sun's rays are yellow

But beyond those is himself

He stays in his room painted in green.

Eats white rice with silver spoon and fork.

And his life- well, it's another story.

It feels like he is a mixture of all colors

And it tends to overwhelm him

And a mixture of all colors makes white

Yet he also feels so empty. Nothing at all.

So, it makes his life black.

And then there he is,

With a blade, he cuts his wrists.

And then he sees a blood tinted red

Streaming through his tan skin.

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