In Living Color

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Distracting color,

the world gathers, and eyes shut

Pain lives in backdrop.

 

Hurried for spotlight,

The glory and the STRIFE stand,

beyond camera.

 

Disparity screams

Louder than victory cheers,

Joy crumbles to dust.

 

Paula Antonello Moore, Haiku Poetry. Copyright: Monday, August 8, 2016

Image: FIREWORKS IN THE FAVELAS, Reuters.