Red Face
May 2, 2019
My face is a peephole
into what’s private
it shows how I feel
when I try to hide it
but you won’t know why
looking at my head
what I am thinking
why my face is red
maybe I’m angry
at a next-door neighbor
or maybe it’s something
something much greater
it could be my fear
of standing in class
or that my soul
is made of thin glass
maybe I’m jealous
of your recent trip
or maybe I harshly
bit my upper lip
it could be my sadness
for no real reason
that happens precisely
at one certain season
or maybe my face
has brightened so red
because the image of you
popped into my head