Only For a Moment
By: Simone Nabors
Tonight the world is crimson
As the sun fades away,
So does time
The moon dances across a burning sky
A cherry hanging from the universal tree of life
A ruby rose reveals its eternal beauty
The seemingly perfect leaves expose their true colors,
Scarlet
A scarlet blanket that is far too hot for late fall covers the sweet memories Of summer
A worried cardinal mother calls home to her babies,
Letting them know that she will be home soon
The scorching embers of a fire light the night
They shine like lightning bugs,
But for only a second
A child plays in the burgundy night
Her life calm and at ease
But only for a moment
A thorn has pierced her delicate skin and leaves a trail of maroon liquid
The pain will subside
The cut will heal and fade into a distant memory
But that is what life is
It’s like the color red
It stimulates and excites now,
But in a split second it can burn,
and it will sting
With every twist and turn it’s the same
From any angle red is still red
It may be a rose, or a cherry, or even a crimson cardinal,
But it is still the same
Just like life
© 2016 Starlight Verse Custom Poetry