ORANGE

Air France stewardesses are in danger

carmine strokes the dried blood near some petals slams into the sink of the crime now softly blazes on crimson curtains

pink only belongs to pink roses

why does orange gall us, revolt us, sicken our stomachs and our hearts to the point of despairing of a varnished and vanquished rage?

color that, henceforth, symbolizes most of all chemistry, which is the plastic reality of modern life beyond any philosophical and political concern,