THE BLOOD THAT STAINS MY HANDS AND HEART

Paper towels hang their weary heads
after trying again in vain
to soak up my still flowing blood
in an attempt to absorb my pain.

But not paper towels nor mops nor cloths
could soak up all the blood
that lays painted across these wounds
of both my hands and heart.

The female artists who've rendered me desolate
have surely done their job well,
leaving too much blood and too deep wounds
for rivers or tides to quell.

So here I hide beneath the snow
and 'neath the sunburnt sky
encaged inside my icy prison
with just 'a matter o' time 'til I die.
But this icy freeze is numbing,
and's removing my feelings once again,
so maybe, just maybe,
it, if not you,
can save me from the pain.
***
11/15/03

Not exactly perfect, but I like it.

It’s on Katie, most of the metaphors are pretty obvious.
Copyright ©2003 Ashi Shadow