Betrayal. Rage. Blood. Your dress.
The tinted glasses you placed over my eyes so I would only see your twisted perception of events.
The sticky liquid trickling from my ears when people warned me away.
A knife in the soft flesh of my gut. Fists clenched at my side. Your steady hands.
My vision as you stood there, nonchalant of your neglect and narcissism.
The shade of your deception as you threw accusations at me instead of handing me the apologies I deserved.
The ink of my pen as I write out our story in the colour of truth.
The line you crossed. The tie I cut.
The faded colour of the sky, reuniting with peach and lilac shades, as I turned away for good.
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The Prompt:
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Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Easy to read and follow
Well-structured & engaging content
On-point and relevant
Writing reflected the title & theme
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
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Comments (27)
so damn good!
I have really enjoyed these colour poems Poppy! Each one I have read has had an inspiring theme <3
Magnificent poetry. Brutal, yet empowering imagery.
Love description. Congratulations on your top story.
Oooh, oooh, YES! Poppy, this was excellent. The color red can be interpreted in many ways, but I LOVED the brutal ( and bloody ) approach. So many great lines here, and it felt like a complete story too.
Congratulations on achieving top story status!
I loved the powerful cadence and imagery of this. Beautifully done 💙Anneliese
I missed this one. Red is such an evocative color, it comes in such shades of emotions. Red for a Top Story.
Powerful poem ...I loved it... Congratulations on your Top story...
This is absolutely stunning, Poppy. Well done, indeed. Congrats on Top Story
Oooooohhh- shivers! This is a gorgeous and powerful piece with incredible visuals. Brilliant job, Poppy!
I’m sorry I missed this when you published it! Another powerful poem. I want to echo all of the other comments ✨🕊️🤍 So glad this was recognised as a top story - so many of yours deserve that and this one most definitely!
I picked this prompt; you own it. 🌹
great work ❤️
I'm not sure how this sneaked by me, but what a deserving Top Story! This hits hard!
Excellent you started off with substantial Magic ✨ ♥️💯📝✌️I couldn't stop reading 📖 Nice Piece, Congratulations on your Top Story🎉🎨🩸
wow. This is powerful. Congrats on the TS.
Back with super congrats 🤍🤍🤍
Stunning! I was going to do red funnily enough but diff approach! this is a different class! congrats on TS!
WOW! This was incredible, Poppy! Beautiful imagery and such an incredible tone! And what you did with 'red' is marvelous! Thank you so much for sharing :)
Wow, this poem was so tangible. I love what you did with the color red 🔥
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The color of warnings unheeded, taking over our hearts, minds & eyes until it is all we can think, feel or see, driving us ultimately away toward somewhat more calming hues.
Damn, girl, that last line. You have such a talent for ending poems that i will forever be jealous of. “The faded colour of the sky, reuniting with peach and lilac shades, as I turned away for good.” What an image. I love how it doesn’t completely revoke the red, but redeems it. Much like we can’t get rid of our worst traits, but try to integrate them so as not to suppress, and never to mistreat others. What a fantastic contrast, and a visceral, true poem. 👏👏👏
I was sooooo excited to see that you've written about Red! This was soooo powerful! I loved it!