Delilah Miller - Black Cherry,121A

Is that NYC nail polish,
color Black Cherry,
the number 121A,
too dark to be?

Or is it simply just way too dark
to adorn chewed-down nails,
caused by excess words,
which spark
a nervous
laugh?

Delilah Miller

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/black-cherry-121a/