Red Poem
written by: Hawla Riza
when i met someone
who love the color red
i always ask why
they will laugh and say
apple candies
and rose gardens
but all I can see
is the FIRE
in their eyes
their eyes have fire!
they will go on to say
the scarlet ombre
the ruby sky
but I then ask
what about your eyes
that turn red
from the nights you fought
by yourself?
what about your cheeks
that turn red
from the time you stood
when everyone left?
what about the red
in your stark anger
that gives you power?
i tell them
that in the end
red chooses
who gets to wear it
A former HR Professional and now a Trainer and Lecturer by profession, I took solace in writing as I stormed through an especially difficult period in life. It is now a purely cathartic experience to explore the vast tapestry of my emotions through the written word and pour my heart and soul into my poems.
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