Red Stain

Black and white marks. 

Your face is exposed now

but you've learned to hide so well. 

Confide in me, 

I can tell 

how your pride weighs you down. 

---

These emerald eyes 

have long lost fear

but they silently feed on despair. 

---

How that needle pierces my skin. 

Meet the lion's stare

just to become aware

that only love

overrules

the grasp for power. 

---

There's danger 

in firm, fierce faces. 

It is in the nature of beauty

to hold a promise of danger.

---

Sunflower fields stretch 

as far as the eye reaches. 

Long mahagoni roots 

reach deep,

branches stretch 

toward an unclouded sky. 

---

I sense a state shift

 - such soft skin - 

Back when I was scared, 

our eyes wouldn't have met. 

---

You're so composed 

while I've decomposed

in dark soils. 

My heart beats

all the stronger now. 

---

Bring the music back on. 

Caress my cheeks.

Soundwaves burst pink bubbles.

Rain falls. 

---

No, we can't go back. 

All attempts are in vain. 

What shall remain? 

A single red stain. 

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Thank you for reading.

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