
Reckless Reflections
SPoken Word & Poetry Series 2025
Words can scream without being loud.
In her spoken word pieces and poems, Mona Red explores the quiet side of rebellion – raw, direct, and poetic. Her work lingers between pain and power, offering space for those who seek truth in language when the world gets too loud.
An April Promise To Myself
a poem by Mona Red (2025)
frustration. disappointment. anger.
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I earned more
than just a bloody knee
when I fell.
I fell and hit the ground so hard.
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venomous stones, unaware of being moved by
snakes in past and present,
tried to make me stumble.
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they did. I let them.
naivety let me.
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now I rise.
I rise and dance around them.
I dance like nobody's watching, like nobody's watching.
because there really is nobody watching.
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I will walk away - wiser - from this hole.
I will move forward,
no matter how many long days
and longer nights it will take.
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I won't trip over the same stones twice.
ever again.
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an april promise to myself.
When I see Your Name
a poem by Mona Red (2025)
When I see your name,
I am nice, of course.
When I see your name,
I wanna rip out all my well-protected hair,
my helpless hair -
only it would be such a shame for a nice girl, of course.
When I see your name,
I can feel my powerlessness -
only I do have power, of course.
When I see your name,
I can feel anger seething inside me,
like a toxic, pitiless potion, brewed to kill -
only I am indestructible, of course.
When I see your name,
I wanna tell the whole world about it,
so they will stone you -
only with cotton balls, of course.
When I see your name,
I feel fire
I feel faceplants
I feel non-forgiveness
I feel frustration
I feel fragility
I feel fear -
only I am fealess of course.
When I see your name,
I am nice, of course.
When I see my name,
I am not nice, of course.