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Burning an Umber

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Literature Text

I like to

Imagine there is another

Color, which is not

Red or yellow or purple

Or any color on a wheel or

In a box of

Crayons, but the color of

Things without a name

Like when the world is cool and

Moist under a breath of rain and the

Steam in your body rolls in and

Out, as if

Your chest was a stove and your heart

Was a kettle

Whistling hot

Exhaling

The color of

stop.
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orangecloudsraining's avatar
i love how whimsical and winding this is, like i'm being tugged down a hole with sweets at the bottom.