I have a leech on me
and I can't get outside of it
I work hard for the blood I've given
to sustain my captor
I leech all I can from it
as it leeches all it can from me
reciprocated bloodsucking
a competitive transfusion
blood goes in me
and out the other side
cascading off the hospital gurney
belonging to my polyamorous annelid
who brays in good fortune
as the blood leaves my body
spilling on the floor
to be pushed down the drain
where it becomes nourishing water
rejuvenating sulfur-scented cannibals.
Aug 11, 2021
Aug 11, 2021 at 8:13 AM UTC
I have a leech on me
and I can't get outside of it
I work hard for the blood I've given
to sustain my captor
I leech all I can from it
as it leeches all it can from me
reciprocated bloodsucking
a competitive transfusion
blood goes in me
and out the other side
cascading off the hospital gurney
belonging to my polyamorous annelid
who brays in good fortune
as the blood leaves my body
spilling on the floor
to be pushed down the drain
where it becomes nourishing water
rejuvenating sulfur-scented cannibals.
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