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The Little Orange Man

March 2, 2024
By DannaHomsi BRONZE, Little Rock, Arkansas
DannaHomsi BRONZE, Little Rock, Arkansas
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It’s 2:37 and the orange man drinks from a bottle

Replenish

Rehydrate

Refuel is his motto.

It’s 2:48 and as he drinks

The little orange man begins to turn pink.

He looks down at his arms

confused

Because his bottle says

“Contains no Fruit Juice.”

Its 2:57 and again he feels strange

He sees his whole body starting to change.

Lighting has struck and so has the rain,

Around him is an angry red hurricane.

It’s 3:05

The storm continues to brew.

And slowly the man starts to feel blue.


The author's comments:

I wrote this piece in my creative writing class and was struggling to come up with ideas that had a deeper meaning. I was staring blankly at my Gatorade bottle and saw a little orange man on the back, hence the name of this poem. This poem is more of an abstract piece meant to be fun and lighthearted, and it can even be considered a riddle as readers try to guess what it is about!


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