Red

• Angel Parekh, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2022

Red, it’s my favourite colour
It symbolises the dangerous thrill
I like to feel,
And the love that’s keeping me alive, still.
It tastes like the sweet and sour cherries you eat,
You hoped you’d end up with the sweet one.
That didn’t happen this time, did it?
It looks like you,
The night your betrayal took over me.
When I stared at the blood pouring out of you,
Until I could barely see you.
It was all just red.
I don’t get why you were surprised,
Remember I told you,
My favourite colour?
Red.