Red Is The Colour Of Love And Desire

• Kloe Warwick, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2017

Red is the colour of love and desire
A colour of passion that is meant to inspire
When I return I will bear a red rose
To stand for my passion
The desire that I found
I will hold the stem tight in the palm of my hand
To stand for my love the compassion
The joy and happiness that I finally found
But also to stand for what I've suffered
Years of being pushed away and ignored
Years of being angry and tired
When I return years from now I will give
You the rose as blood drips from my hand
Because every rose has its thorns and I found yours.