red

red was your favorite color 

so i bled for you –

cut deeper and deeper 

finding a layer to reach which hasn’t yet been touched 

a pure part of me 

free from you 

the ticking time bomb pumping blood through my veins

the very veins you helped build 

self sabotage became my life 

like the explosive inside 

my motive 

my release 

red was your favorite color 

so i bled for you –

until it became mine 

and now i bleed for me