I Like The Colour Red

I like the colour red

It reminds me of lush gardens 

Filled with the flesh of fresh berries, or 

hanging from the branches above are the vibrant skin of cherries

I like the colour red

As it is how one would describe my rain boots that I would wear on a gloomy day

Because not only does it serve its purpose of functionality 

but it’s the colour that gives life to the grey 

I like the colour red

The deep and majestic colour of blood reminds me of life

It reminds me of how precious it is and

how easily it can be taken away by strife

I like the colour red 

My heart is just as red as the blood pumping life to it is

The same heart that allows me to live, laugh, and love, and

Now I realize that love is red

I like the colour red

It is a way to describe the human emotion of madness

It reminds me of how human I am and how human you are

And how we are filled with feelings spouting all the way from the variety of cheerfulness to hopelessness

I like the colour red. 

I see around me through my eyes

I wear it on my body as a guard in disguise

It flows beneath my skin and up and down and around in my veins

That even gives life to my heart which sometimes sounds insane 

I like the colour red

For it gives life to my day

And as I reflect, it gives life both literally and metaphorically I should say