Emma Iizuka
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Experience Life in Colour
When I met him, I was enamoured with the radiance of his smile and of the whiteness of his teeth. They perfectly complimented his skintone, a soft, caramel brown. I recall that it was a bright summer day in July. Flowers rich with vibrancy via bubbly pinks and pastel yellows, with accents of royal purple were in bloom. The crystal-like blueness of the sky complimented the leaves on the trees, and they shone like emeralds— it reminded me of days spent in science classes discussing chlorophyll and wavelengths, how so many more colours exist, but we are only given a pittance of what is visually possible. It was inconceivable that more colours existed outside of what I could see. This catalysed a fascination of collecting colours, as many variations, tones, and shades possible. Finding words to describe colours would became a mental exercise, “how would I describe the colour yellow to someone who has never seen it?” This eventually evolving into an appreciation of colour, as well as the experiences that words could create without having to say the word “yellow”.
By Emma Iizuka 3 years ago in Humans