Yellow or Red

You asked me if I am yellow or red.

After a long pause, I finally said:

“Well, sir. It’s rather a short allowance

To define my entire existence

Into one particular shade of colour.

Do I have to be one or the other?

He who assigns himself only to one

Denies himself the right to other ones.

So now let me give my answer to you:

I’m both, the combination of the two.

However, that is not all. I am more.

I’m not confined to one or two. I’ve all

The spectrum of the beautiful rainbow

To choose from, so much at my disposal.

I paint myself with so many colours.

Ergo, I’m uniquely spectacular.

With so much paint, I’m distinguishable.

I’m, after all, an individual.

by Preeyakit Buranasin

Editor’s Note:

This note is just to provide a little context on the subject that Preeyakit Buranasin writes about. It is for our non-Thai readers.

Yellow and Red are the colours of the two sides in the current Thai political divide. At times there is pressure from one side or the other for everyone to choose which side they are on. At times there is an assumption that everyone must be either yellow or red.