Pink and Blue

When walking through the store I see

The feminine frills of pink dresses
The blue clothes designed for rough play and dirt
The pink toys of the girl’s isle
The blue toys of the boy’s isle
These are the colors that influence them to think
That boys are bound to blue and girls are confined to pink
The pink of a girl’s face blushing
The blue of a young man’s shirt
The pink of her phone
The blue of his toy cars
The pink of her backpack
The blue of his bruises from playing
The pink of her hair ties and bows
The blue of his video games
The pink of her bike and the matching helmet
The blue of his toy guns
The pink emotions he is not allowed to have
The blue tears she is not allowed to shed
Is it a wonder they are no longer happy?