Marked by the color red

A part of me is on the brink of death

As I stand on this edge

I face her, I hold her hand and thank her.

Thank you for protecting me

Thank you for nurturing me.

It is time for you to now go

And she knows.

That I must find my new flow

On this journey I once again embark alone.

The flames begin and I watch her burn

I held on ’til the very last flame singed my fingers.

It began in my chest

The burning sensation that felt so familiar

She is another chapter that is now embedded in my figure.

And so I am reborn

Enveloped in the color red

A part of me I have shed, with blood that I bled

I won’t mourn, but rather rejoice

Because it is my choice.

To begin this life anew

A desire for a breakthrough

To expand my world views.

The memories visit every now and then

I see them in my mind’s eye

And feel the emotions within.

How bittersweet it can be

What once was is no longer here with me.

But I have been reborn

Marked by the color red

It represents this very life I have lead.

Emotional and vulnerable

A young woman I am

I live this life with my passion, my tears, and with my heart torn

Because it is on this life that I have sworn

To be an expression of my purest individuality

To embrace all my dualities.

And so I am reborn

Marked by the color red.