I fly high on a metal frame. Could be a message or a claim. If I am white - a soldier’s request. If I am red - danger’s assessed.

I cover your work to prevent its removal. I could be a creature, or a sign of approval.

I can heal, I can peel, I breathe and I can rot and pucker. I can be marked, I can be cut, I can be stitched. I envelope so much.

when I'm sporty, I sneak or I train. When fancy, I dress, but if it's time to party, I like to get high. We've walked roads together, all your life.

I am small but mighty, harboring life within, waiting for the right moment to sprout and begin. Birds and animals eat me alive, but I am no one's pray. Instead, I give them shelter, one day.