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Colors Even if my life has no color, I will always paint yours in every shade because I know what it feels like to live without color. I know how broken a person becomes when nothing is ever painted for them. Ever since I was little, I could tell the difference between real and fake colors. I recognized fake smiles, felt their emptiness before anyone said a word. I understood what adults thought children were too young to notice. The strangest part is I always saw the lies. Every one of them. Now I’m almost twenty, and I still haven’t felt any color. Maybe I’m too broken. But how can someone who has felt nothing be this shattered?
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Mar 19
Mar 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC
Colors
Colors Even if my life has no color, I will always paint yours in every shade because I know what it feels like to live without color. I know how broken a person becomes when nothing is ever painted for them. Ever since I was little, I could tell the difference between real and fake colors. I recognized fake smiles, felt their emptiness before anyone said a word. I understood what adults thought children were too young to notice. The strangest part is I always saw the lies. Every one of them. Now I’m almost twenty, and I still haven’t felt any color. Maybe I’m too broken. But how can someone who has felt nothing be this shattered?
I've learned to live black and grays, but I will try my best to color the world for someone else Even if I can't feel them for myself.
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Mar 19
Mar 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC
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