Blood cell inflammation—difficult
for a four year old—understand, doctors,
robbers in white
blood transfusion—tricky
for a four year old—understand, the difference:
blood and tomato juice, blue tubes
like suckerfish,
taking all the bad,
red,
out—red and blue
can make purple
and a four year old weep.
Blood: permanence misplaced
and then replaced
with pre-used fluid.
Blood: you’re a stranger
and still,
keep the heart pumping,
keep a four year old breathing.
There is a slight
difference between
physical anatomy and
metaphorical anatomy.
Losing is finding,
Reworded.
Alexandra Ingram is a second-year Creative Writing major from New York City. She enjoys writing poetry and playing guitar.
