Cardinal: A Poem About The Color Red

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Cardinal

A Poem About The Color Red

Jun 11, 2025

Good News
I Said
I Got My Period
(It’s Red)
A Little Later
A Cardinal Flew over my Head
And On My Way Home I Felt I Had To Pause
While I Bled; I Didn’t Know Why I Was So Led
Til My Eyes Fed
Saw
Feather
Cardinal Red

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red cardinal perched on brown tree branch during daytime — Photo by Patrice Bouchard on Unsplash

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