Lipstick

A bright red ruby on a small earring.

Some dried up paint never cleaned off a pallet.

A stop light that just switched to red. A cardinal that sits

atop the power line. This chewed up

eraser found on the ground.

The flushed face of someone embarrassed from

a decision deemed as wrong, but thought right

in the moment.

Unusable lipstick that was worn down from use that just

snapped in half. A heart shaped pillow

tossed to the floor without a care in the world.