black
the sky above so far reaching,
but disinclined
to become involved
in petty disputes
that night.
red
glowing the fire of sugar cane cleansing,
smoke thick,
billowing greasily
black
clouds covering
angry thoughts,
brought to bear
in closed fists.
beating sense into her
until,
red
flowed down
cheek and chin
absorbed by skin
and hair
and the little
black
dress he bought
for her to wear,
with
red
stilletto high,high heels. lipstick too for pouty lips,
now
black
and blue.
red
her thoughts as she lay beaten, but not
broken on the warm
black
asphalt tar, leaching
red
the cigarette end
showed
as slowly she stood,
fixated
black
the hilt of the knife protruding from the white dress-shirt
red
the lifeblood spreading
black
dress walking to
red
porsche,
his last view .....
........fading to
black.
a writing exercise given to me by a fellow poet
create a poem using the words red and black