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For 1460 Short Form Poetry Contest sponsored by Brian Strand

Seeing Red

Roses are red.  Violets are red.
Everything's red in my red-shifted head.
I don't know what happened to me.
Red is the only color I see.
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May Avatar
April 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Your world is crimson, and Visine won't get the red out
Crandall Avatar
April 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
haha, exactly!
Alhemaidy Avatar
April 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Get red of it :-)
Crandall Avatar
April 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
haha, good idea!
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