The Writing River

blue

(this poem was inspired by e.e. cumming, hence the weird punctuation, spacing and capitalization.)

Ben Makin

February 12, 2026

blue.

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It is supposed to mean sadness.

but. to me, it means calmness

beauty, sky

peaceful, Safety

Love, especially.

but if We don’t see colors

there is Nothing. no calmness. no

beauty, sky. no

peaceful, Safety. not even

love.

Colors are more than just Colors. if everyone decides to go to Sameness and

colors no longer can be seen,

what’s The point?

About the Contributor

Ben Makin, Arts & Culture

Ben Makin is an 8th grader, who is currently the Arts and Culture Editor. This is his third year, and his final year at the middle school. He enjoys recording and writing music, drawing cartoons and writing poems, books and movie scripts. Look out for new productions he is working on.