Scarlet
Scarlet is the colour of the illness
Scarlet is the colour of the cure
A booklet and a certificate
730 days that I must endure
Will everything go as planned?
Scarlet tears and scarlet smiles
An existence and its proof
Every time I travel across the miles
Scarlet is the colour of my skin
Scarlet is the colour of my mind
Uncertainties and anxieties
A hopeful future I must find
Will I regret what I have done?
Scarlet dreams and scarlet eyes
A special delivery and its recipient
Every time I tell unintended lies
Scarlet is the colour of the day
Scarlet is the colour of the night
Delusions and predictions
Pernicious urges that I must fight
Will I leave everything behind?
Scarlet identity and scarlet self
A new scar and its aftermath
Every time I promise that I will live…
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