Red

She said “my favorite color is Red
Red on my fingertips
Red on my lips
Red ruby shoes
And red satin slips

I slowly drive around
Alone on the road
With just the sound
Of my own breathing to reveal
The presence of another
Thinking other in the world

If Sylvia were here, what would we know of Ted?
You’ll never know my name
Until I’m dressed in Red.

I live a life in here
And you don’t have to
Keep that clear
Count your blessings
Your fashion dressings
At the closing of the year

I’m terrible at numbers
Faces names and slumbers
Only pictures in my head
Reveal that I’m alive

You know my favorite color is red
Red on my fingertips
Red on my lips
Red ruby shoes
And red satin slips
If Sylvia were here, what would we know of Ted?
You’d never know my name
If I were not dressed in Red.”