careful to not play with the flames of the candle that keeps you alight and warm,
careful not to be fooled by its sweet scent a rose can give with it sharpest thorns,
careful not to jump on the edge of a cliff to which the abyss urges you to do,
careful to make a promise that you could never keep for we both play lies and tricks,
careful to preach words of comfort just to make sins in the shadows.

Red is a warning that comes in many wonders...

flags
liquids
pigments
temperatures
symbols
figures..­.

feelings.

Red, what an interesting color.

Hearts, Anger, Passion, Danger...

Just a wonder, a color.

On the beach
by the Punch and Judy show
under an umbrella
and
watching the tide go out.

Life's about an ocean wide
deep and dark
and sometimes,
but only sometimes
there's ice cream inside.

Bombarded with lights, flashes.
Always in my face.
Eyelids pulled back.

Urges to make purchases.

Collecting my words.
Preying on what’s heard.
Leeching on my mental state.
Can’t escape this fate.

Click. Click. Click.

An item I never needed.
A gift I never wanted.

Colossal debt.
Heart palpitations.
Blood money.