Dreaming in Colors
A poem by Lena Folkert
** “You're so pale,” they say –
“White as snow,
Skin like porcelain.”
** But what they really say is, “you’re so simple –
Green as grass,
Malleable like clay.”
** “You’re so blushing,” they say –
“Pink as a flower,
Meek like a mouse.”
** But what they really say is, “you’re so frail –
Grey as ash,
Fragile like glass.”
** I know what they really think –
Just a girl. Pale and fragile.
Just a child. Timid and irrelevant.
** They don’t see the truth, though it’s plain as day –
Just a lady, joyful and pure at heart.
Just a woman, fierce and proud.
** They see what they want, their souls like my complexion –
Pale, plain, and fragile.
I see through their masks.
** Their lives lived between the lines –
Colors of white and black.
Greys all they can see.
** I float on waves as numerous as my shades –
Dreaming in colors they can’t see,
My life lived outside the lines.
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About the Creator
Lena Folkert
Alaskan Grown Freelance Writer 🤍 Lover of Prose
Former Deckhand & Barista 🤍 Always a Pleaser & Eggshell-Walker
Lifelong Animal Lover & Whisperer 🤍 Ever the Student & Seeker
Traveler 🤍 Dreamer 🤍 Wanderer
Happily Lost 🤍 Luckily in Love
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Comments (3)
This was super relatable and I loved it so much!
A lovely revisit for me and the three words of the title are just beautiful too
Love this one.