Blood

Blood

Blood is something
that should never be seen
It should stay hidden
like stalactites
a thousand feet deep
in the darkest cave

When it is seen
it is already in a foreign land
from which it can never return

The air turns it
to ancient stone
either protecting
or abandoning
Blood doesn’t know which

It simply leaves the only place it has ever known
A river that can no longer carry us

 

I like the taste of it.

But yes better in the body than out for many reasons.

 

@Jay Dougherty @Julie A. Dickson Thanks for reading.