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Navy Blue and Green


Tucked in and faded

Blue or green with a logo

Our daily polo

 

You have the option

Of navy blue or nothing

No skinny pants please

 

My school uniform

Who is orderly and neat

Can't represent me

 

Yes I'm a junior

Yes I do get A's and B's

Uniform agrees

 

It's deeper than that

There's a personality

Not that you would know

 

Beneath these strict clothes

I adore floral patterns

I loathe winter clothes

 

Chipped nails bother me

Rainy days make me sleepy

I enjoy cooking

 

I fear open stairs

My best friend lives in Dubai

I believe in God

 

But not religion

I think I'm in the matrix

Neo are you there?

 

I believe in me

I broke down crying one time

About future fears

 

Not that you would know

I am merely an image

Symbol of my school

 

Who cares for dreams?

I'm a cell in a body

Not a human being

 

I can't be human

There are fifteen hundred like me

I'm a clone you see

 

Navy blue and green

Shirt tucked in properly

Can you please see me?

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LKoeppel
<p>I associate identity with fashion.</p>

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