The first few things I learned,
was the color wheel
My favorite combination was
red & blue equals purple.
My grandmothers’s house was yellow.
She asked me my favorite color.
I said purple. She said yellow.
We joked that purple was her favorite too,
But I was a jealous toddler.
Her favorite color was purple.
She wore it everywhere she could.
For my birthday, a purple backpack full of purple gel pens and sharpies.
I see the galaxy and I see her eyes.
His headphones were purple.
I didn’t love him, not very much.
But he brought me food and joy, and what more could I ask?
But I now find my life devoid of purple.
Unnatural in nature,
where has the color gone?
Mar 23
Mar 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
The first few things I learned,
was the color wheel
My favorite combination was
red & blue equals purple.
My grandmothers’s house was yellow.
She asked me my favorite color.
I said purple. She said yellow.
We joked that purple was her favorite too,
But I was a jealous toddler.
Her favorite color was purple.
She wore it everywhere she could.
For my birthday, a purple backpack full of purple gel pens and sharpies.
I see the galaxy and I see her eyes.
His headphones were purple.
I didn’t love him, not very much.
But he brought me food and joy, and what more could I ask?
But I now find my life devoid of purple.
Unnatural in nature,
where has the color gone?
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