Red


Sylvia Kimbel 

red 

red-
the blinding burning 
bleeding red. 
the red that flows 
through the meat, 
in the streets, 
in the heat -
the irrepressible 
irresponsible 
passionate red. 
direct, demanding, 
deep and damning, 
flaming 
raving 
blazing 
crazing 

red-
red of light 
red of sleight 
red of flight -

gleaming, steaming, 
thieving, seething, 
breathing 

red. 
the painfully pure, 
narcotically sure, 
pitiless possession of 

red. 

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