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The Color Black

Teach Me Tuesday Meets The Simile (TMT Lesson for 2/28/23)

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3 min readMar 2

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The Color Black

I feel black today
like a shadow
wandering without substance
made by light and storm
untouched and untouching

Jenny Starr✨

Written by Jenny Starr✨

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A transgender woman (she/they) learning her way in this beautiful life…queer, curious, thoughtful. I write poetry, LGBTQ and whatever else. Come away with me!

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