There is no blood!

     Yet I bleed!

No wounds; No punctures;

Visible to no-one;

     Yet I bleed!

Emptiness within;

Drawing strength and purpose away;

     Yet I bleed!

Feeling, nerveless transmittal;

There is none!

Conscious effort reaches;

Touching what?

     Yet I bleed!

Numbness; clouding feeling;

Floating gutless pulse;

     Yet I bleed!

Darkness through open eyes;

Sensing lack of colour.

No message;

     Yet I bleed!

Mouthwatering, tasteless

Frothing, gagging liquid;

Smells of blood!

     Yet I bleed!

Lost in the depths;

Floating; having no direction;

Dry, illiquid current;

     Yet I bleed!

Bruises; Unhealed fester.

Redemption; A promise;

Saved in blood; Freely given.

     Yet I bleed!

Will George  © 1992