Self Portrait
Young boy, sitting on the floor, drawing a picture.
“What’s it going to be?” Mom asks
“Me.” He says, and returns to the work, as focused as any master artist could be.
Later a picture hangs on the refrigerator door, and one would have to look very closely indeed to see the outlines of a skirt which had been erased, or the splash of pink that was under the blue.
And inside a young boy, a young girl cries, while no one listens.
For now.
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Colors!
...what color is sad?
Dio vi benedica tutti
Con grande amore e di affetto
Andrea Lena
and then you still have to decide what to do. ― C.S. Lewis
Love, Andrea Lena
Usualy blue is the color of sadness
sorry if this little piece made you blue.
Dorothycolleen
Dorothycolleen, member of Bailey's Angels
Any color can be sad…
Would he be so sad about the blue if it were for a blue dress?
The Rev. Anam Chara+
The Rev. Anam Chara+
blue is one of my favorite colors
for this child, it was the fact that the dress had to be covered by "traditional" boy clothes that made them sad ...
Thanks for commenting.
Dorothycolleen
Dorothycolleen, member of Bailey's Angels
Do chameleons use
loud colors to yell at each other?
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I'm not sure about chameleons, but that sounds fun...
Thanks for commenting hon.
Dorothycolleen
Dorothycolleen, member of Bailey's Angels
self portrait
This is so sad but so true.You have a wonderful way with words.
devonmalc
thank you
Yes, its sad, but its not the end - that young child will have other chances to talk about what they feel, and who knows? One day she might yet be free...
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Dorothycolleen
Dorothycolleen, member of Bailey's Angels
Self Portrait
How can a parent be so cruel and still expect the child to respect and love them?
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