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the color of blood is not scarlet or crimson red. it is the rusting of old metal and the frothing tantrums of lava. it is an overripe strawberry left unpicked on the vine to rot. it is a rose with thorns or a leaf in autumn, blown awry by vengeful gusts of wind. it is streaks of watercolor against the canvas of the evening sky. it is a grain of sand in the harsh desert or a pebble in a small stream. it is a pomegranate in persephone's hands or a single perfect red apple in the basket of an elderly woman.
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Mar 10, 2016
Mar 10, 2016 at 9:24 PM UTC
the color of blood
the color of blood is not scarlet or crimson red. it is the rusting of old metal and the frothing tantrums of lava. it is an overripe strawberry left unpicked on the vine to rot. it is a rose with thorns or a leaf in autumn, blown awry by vengeful gusts of wind. it is streaks of watercolor against the canvas of the evening sky. it is a grain of sand in the harsh desert or a pebble in a small stream. it is a pomegranate in persephone's hands or a single perfect red apple in the basket of an elderly woman.
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Mar 10, 2016
Mar 10, 2016 at 9:24 PM UTC
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