Rage Red
Close up,
The universe goes red
Below and overhead is the sound of thunder
And the rumbling belly of the beast down under.
Close up,
it is a blinding hue, and burning,
you shout and shiver.
Too close,
and it seems that all things
are going slowly black-
Crisping under its merciless heat.
You feel it on your face, Your fists, Your feet.
You think, ‘This is it. I am gone.’
All fades-
Then! Suddenly you wake.
The storm recedes,
and the world is ash
the earth bleeds,
and all that was green is now black.
You see it now-
Magnified horror, head bowed.
Red was you.
That hue cracking your skin-
what burned without, came from within
A battle came
and you won…
What have you done?
Copyright © Brittany Starks | Year Posted 2023
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