- Why do i have so much purple things?
Because I like purple
- Why do I like purple more than other colors?
Because people usually have a favourite color
- Why do people have a favourite color?
Because it makes them feel good
- Why does a color make people feel good?
Maybe because it reminds them of something or a feeling
- Why would color be associated with an object or a feeling?
Because everything has color
- Why does everything have color?
Because otherwise everything would be in black and white
- Why black and white?
Because black and white is the opposite of color
- Why is black and white the opposite of color?
Because old movies were in black and white
- Why were old movies in black and white?
Because cameras couldn’t capture color
- Why did cameras not capture color?
Because they weren’t advanced yet
I pondered a lot about what “why” question is going to be my first, nothing seemed fitting. I looked around me for inspiration and suddenly saw purple everywhere, purple shoes, purple watch, purple bag, purple hoodie, so i asked myself why do I have so much purple stuff lying around. And it spiraled from there.
After ten “Why?” questions, i found myself thinking about cameras, about black&white and color, happiness and sadness, life and death, love and heartbreak. All these parallels inspired me to write a poem. Which really surprised me because I hate using words and writing. When given the choice, I always avoid using words to express myself, but for some unknown reason, I found that I could express myself best through a poem today. I do not know much about writing a poem; It’s my first time doing something of the sort, but i had fun experimenting with it.
After I was done writing my poem, I decided to put it on a poster or design some sort of frame for it. I used colors and objects that resonate with the theme of the poem.
