Have you ever cut yourself
slicing chicken, shaving legs?
You put your finger in your mouth,
so you don't get blood on the dinner,
and suck life.
Slightly salty, slightly sour.
And red, so, so red.
Red like roses
like leaves in fall
like firetrucks
like a slinky dress
like blood.
So red you can taste it.
Have you ever cut someone else?
It's just like chicken really.
Turns out, other people bleed
just as salty, sour,
and even more red.