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Rainbow

Eric Obame

Not long ago I saw a rainbow
On the bumper of a car
On the door of a store
On a flag carried by a shirtless man
Among thousands of marching men and women
I saw a rainbow on a jean jacket once
I saw a rainbow on a schoolbag where it was sown
Not long ago I saw a rainbow and I walked away
It was not my rainbow
It was not my day
Not long ago I saw a rainbow in a store
A tall, thin, and blue-eyed rainbow
A pretty rainbow that looked at me like I look at girls who catch my eyes
He looked at me, and I did not turn away
I did not anger
I wanted to stare back at the pretty rainbow in front of me
I think I wanted to be with the rainbow
What does that mean?
Not long ago I saw a rainbow
And I walked away
I think I wanted to be close to the rainbow—close with the rainbow
What does that say about me?

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