RESOLUTE AS A MATADOR

BY CAROLYN STICKLEY

As resolute as a matador
Waiting for the bull
To enter the ring
Wearing red like my heart

Waiting for the bull
Quicking rhythm of my heart
Beat, beat, beat
Caution to the wind
Resolute as the matador
Both quick in anticipation

Resolute as the matador
Being the aggressor
Red confetti in the wind
Entering the ring alone
Red cape, red heart
The bull is breathing in the wind
There would be no fair play. | CS

CAROLYN STICKLEY WAS BORN IN 1948 IN WASHINGTON DC & GREW UP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. AN EDUCATOR, CAROLYN HAS FOUND WRITING TO BE ONE OF HER CREATIVE OUTLETS.