I'm seeing purple again
It reminds me
Of bruises on my knee
Falling off the bicycle
My cousin's eyelid
After a bully punched him in the eye
Gentian violet stains
On my classmate's arms
Covering skin rashes
Why purple again?
This colour of hurt and violence.
Himangi - Wed Aug 5, 2020
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You must
It's your right
Easy said.
Longer lines
With six feet distancing
Under cloudless skies
Sun beating down
She marks her cross
For the chosen one
Nafisa - Wed Aug 5, 2020
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The colour of flowers
In the garden
Blooming hopeful
Each morning
Wilting by noon
Gathering frustration
By sunset
A colour made by mingling
Hope with helplessness
Purple, like the colour on my finger
This election night
Himangi - Wed Aug 5, 2020
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She held my little finger
And painted it in a mixture
Of violet and indigo
Gave me that " Look"
You have only one vote!
I mused
Do any of these fellows
Deserve my precious vote
But then again
Crossed three squares
Dropped it in the box
And washed my hands thoroughly
Saying, damn with dirty politics
Kirthi - Wed Aug 5, 2020
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Purple dye
On my finger nail
To laugh or cry
Or simply wail
Will tomorrow bring
Sunshine, not rain
Or are we all in
For an era of pain?
Fazli - Wed Aug 5, 2020
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