it was my mother’s
favourite colour
so I planted red gardenias
where bees now hover
my goin’ out lipstick
in a tube thin & sleek
so I can leave red kisses
on my loved ones cheek
so many shades
tantalizing hues
shiny red toenails
peeking through my summer shoes
flags, cars, hair
it flows in rivers during war
soldiers of different races
dying on a foreign shore
my mother’s favourite colour
it’s always been around
now spilled on US streets
from the bodies of those who are brown
copyright © 2020 KPM
Really, really hearful.. def sharing this..
https://grumpysgiftspoetry.org/2020/06/02/blood-red-just-another-girl/
Blessings, you deep feeler.
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