THE COLOUR RED

Soft upon soft
Like cupid on a cloud.
Naked,
Cruciform,
Arms wide, palms open.
Welcoming…
Anticipating…
Remembering.
The first time. The last time,
The times in-between.
Offering, receiving,
pulsing, piercing
Right there in the core.

Right there in the core
Is a colour.
The colour of fear;
The colour of pain,
Of rage and despair
The colour of warning,
Of danger and debt.
It is the colour of courage,
The colour of giving.
Right there in the core
Is the colour of love.

© Lynne Harris