11th Mar: Colour Of The Day - Red

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Date: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Style: Free Verse
Title: Colour Of The Day - Red

Colour of the day - red
Anger at the world
Hate in your head

Red is the colour at the end of the spectrum of visible light
It's what men see when they are drunk and looking for a fight

Roses are red
A primary colour
The blood of the dead

Scarlet are the lips of the lover you lost and pined a lifetime for
Burgundy is the wine you drink to remind you of her

Red is the colour of sin
Scarlet whore of Babylon
Suicidal pills and gin

Crimson is the colour of the autumn leaves that fall and warn of winter
Red is the colour that fades with age as you withdraw from communion and splinter

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