preview

Creative Writing: I Am Red

Decent Essays

RED I am Red, enough said. Oh yes, I’m smug. I mingle well in a pack, but people always pick me first, for I’m the best Skittle, M&M, Jelly Bean and Starburst. Yet, don’t underrate my power to stand a lone! In a field on a barn, I make a statement, and on the side of the road glazed to a fire truck, I represent peril. I can scream “DANGER!” on a sign. When I’m really hot, I ravage things. I melt them, burn them, mar them for life – and I can massacre. But STOP! And I CAN make you stop. Don’t judge me. I have feelings too. I’m heartbroken when you see me scattered across a child’s school papers. Ugh, I’m a mistake. On the dazzling side, I make fruit salads come to life, I AM life, running through your veins. Sunrises are warmer because

Get Access