Bougainvillea

Bold, bright...unmistakable she dresses in vivid pinks or purples sometimes splashes of oranges or golds. Her lavish flashes of flowers shine and yet... …brilliant bougainvillea has her dark secrets. Devoid of fragrance this fanfare, flowery mistress hides her hidden thorns... …to touch her is to become entangled cut to the quick scraped and bloodied without warning though careful one may be. Beauty prevails over pain as paper petals flirt and entice all dressed up in pageantry a multitude of sins are covered. Bougainvillea lights up the heated climate flinging caution to the wind. Written on 4/10/2019