Monday, April 1, 2013

Red is My Favorite Color


Spirals. Anger. Tight arabesques. Red wasps
On bright March mornings are identical
‘Til suddenly they are near to your eyes
And they bristle full-plated in armor
And threaten with a spear that’s pierced before.

Suffering is not distinguished by words
That are unique; the loss of dearest friends
When explained aloud often masquerades
In the language of ruined love, or else
The tears of a child when their pet departs

But I believe we were speaking of wasps-
Unsavory even when they are at their best.
Why is it so easy to evoke them?
Why should they signify raw shock and pain
When they die every year and I am immortal?

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