Cadmium
two paints in the pack: cadmium yellow and cadmium red. the yellow’s on my nails - you like that one. you hold my hand out and inspect it mostly shine, with the occasional chip. you don't seem to notice the chip, or, at least, it doesn't bother you; it's nice. nice might seem an underwhelming word nothing short of anti-climatic, lackluster, even, but i really don't see it that way. that's such a cynical perspective to take and for once i don’t want to see things cynically. so, here's an ode to the word 'nice’: you're nice i'm actually quite nice quorn burgers are nice wind in the willows is nice and cadmium yellow is nice. haven't really looked at the cadmium red much. what does red symbolise? danger. no wonder we haven't looked at it much. that's irrelevant - far too cynical a connotation. what does yellow symbolise? happy. yeah, that one’s better. nice, even. by Rachel GamblingFeatured image legacy
