Tag: grey
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COLOURBLIND
I can only see one colour. Of all the colours I would have chosen to see the world in, this wouldn’t be it. It’s not red: filled with passion, love, lust or danger. It’s not yellow: warm, welcoming, bursting with life. It’s not blue: cool, calm, serene. No, it’s grey. Dull, drab, neutral, washed-out grey.…
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BRIGHT EYES
Through the gloom she found their spot where the flowers bloomed in the sunshine that sneaked through the gap in the tree canopy above. The ground was damp but she gave it no mind as she lay down in the wild grass. The sun warmed her face and arms, spring was in the air once…
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SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR
The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow was right there. But everytime she tried to grab it, something blocked her, like a thin mesh she couldn’t penetrate, dulling her view of the world. She would fall back and begin the long journey again, reaching up through the fog to the light. A…
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MOTHER’S DAY
Mum stopped on the wooden causeway. The wind swept the water over the sides, lapping at our feet. Through the grey mist, a man stood. He wore a grey fedora and trench coat. Mum put her arms round my shoulders as he approached. ‘You shouldn’t have taken the kid. He might have let you go,…
Iain Kelly 