The world is full of gray people
Who have a difficult definition
They’re hard to paint a portrait of
And don’t last long in pictures
Because
They can’t sit still for long
They aren’t an illustration
From a children’s book
Because
They lack the color
They haven’t got a green
Nor red.
Nor blue.
Nor yellow.
They’re not a black and white comic
One that can be easily understood
By all
For that they lack legibility
They are gray
You can’t find them in a picture book
Because
They have too many chapters
All words
No pictures
Vague words
With multiple meanings
Similes and metaphors
Symbols and motifs
Characterization
That still leaves them
Incomplete
Jul 1, 2013
Jul 1, 2013 at 1:49 AM UTC
The world is full of gray people
Who have a difficult definition
They’re hard to paint a portrait of
And don’t last long in pictures
Because
They can’t sit still for long
They aren’t an illustration
From a children’s book
Because
They lack the color
They haven’t got a green
Nor red.
Nor blue.
Nor yellow.
They’re not a black and white comic
One that can be easily understood
By all
For that they lack legibility
They are gray
You can’t find them in a picture book
Because
They have too many chapters
All words
No pictures
Vague words
With multiple meanings
Similes and metaphors
Symbols and motifs
Characterization
That still leaves them
Incomplete
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