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stephanie bergen Aug 2016
red
it's crazy how important the color red is to teenagers.
to everyone, red stands for love, and lust and passion.
but for us, it's so much more.
red is the color of anger, something that we hold for fake friends.
red is the color of our blood shot eyes after hours of crying about our ex.
red is the color of our rosy cheeks when we're embarrassed, and the tips of our ears when we're excited.
red is the color teachers use to mark up our papers, and red is the color spray paint we use to indicate our phases of rebellion.
red is the color of our first kiss.
red is the color of our innocence being taken away.
red is the color of the heart on Instagram after we like a picture, and red is the color of the brightest smile.
red is the color of the nicest sunset.
red can be the color of a cut, if we get too sad and it can be all we see when we get too mad.
red is all of these things, some things good, and others bad.
and we are just like red.

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