red ink

the over due
bill comes to you in red
ink.
a penalty attached.
red gets your attention,
studies have
shown.
take the bull for example
in the ring.
he doesn't like
red either.
a woman in a red dress,
beware,
she's up to no
good.
the stop sign, the red light.
but this red ink,
I know I paid this bill.
at least I
think I did
when I paid the other ones,
licked a stamp
and dropped them
in the mail.
wait a minute.
there it is
stuck to the back
of magazine I ordered.