Bleed

blood it exists
for us  very dearly
on the floor
sometimes

its a thing

sticky

in between fingers

darkly

it stains your clothes

over stitches 

outside the vial
an artery
maybe some veins
there it is again

 blood

f*****g blood

its our everything

that gets us everywhere 

its why we bleed

for the blood

it is why we bleed

Author's Note

Reviews

[Andrew Nelson Stewart]

Life and death even survival of the fittest cant beat and only way to know monsters, demons, creatures, beasts, devils is "if it bleeds it can be killed.' I know to quote from the Movie Predator haha .. but throughout your poem is very mysterious and how the idea that metamorphoses into truth how blood is our life and life is blood. excellent write sincerely your friend in writing and life

[sL]

I liked reading this poem. I enjoyed the rhythm and the structure. The short lines make it read quickly and flow, not unlike blood through our veins. Thank you for sharing your writing.

[Pragati Chaudhary]

I recalled the song "Bad Blood" By Taylor swift.

Yes, it's all about Blood :)

[Lea Sheryn]

Blood Blood Blood
It's all about blood

[Davidgeo]

You've never bled before?

[Lea Sheryn]

Course I have

[Davidgeo]

it's all over the place

[Pennywriter]

A visceral ode to one of the body's vital forces. Bloody true!

[augustus]

Urgh! Blood that keeps us alive and gives us the energy to review your writing. Which is not bad at all!

[WillaDanvers]

Powerful words. However, I feel like the message could be portrayed clearer with a different structure.

[Davidgeo]

And what structure is that?

[WillaDanvers]

The sentence length and organisation

[Davidgeo]

Ah, Word economy. Good point.

[Dara]

One of the ironies of life. We bleed to save the blood of others. A very intriguing and thought provoking write.

[Davidgeo]

Blood is old. I'm suprised more people don't write about it.

[Dave]

How precious it is too. What a coincidence I gave a pint today and found it was going to a premie. I'm O-.

Take care - Dave

[Davidgeo]

Blood is one of our biological gifts. And when were very clever it's easily shared. You're (O-) a universal donor, in the flesh. That's important... in the long term, you're blood type is super heroic.

[Davidgeo]

(your not "you're", sorry about that)

[Fran Marie]

We need it
we breathe it
we bleed it
it is our everything
coursing through our veins
we cannot discount it
it's our existence.. such
truth within this piece
much enjoyed reading
well done...

[Guy298]

My take on this poem: There's nothing more blunt and honest than blood. Good or bad, one cannot miss it. I think that honesty is a key component in this piece, as one cannot lie about blood.

[Davidgeo]

It only stains the clothes you don't wash them right away. Honesty can be a liar if you don't remember it properly. Blood is only temporary, much like the truth; it requires a point to keep existing. That point does not need to be true if survival is on the line.