Blood is important. But it’s not everything.
Blood is important
But it’s not everything
Blood is something others cannot give
Blood cannot be donated to make a family
Though some would gladly give their blood for one
Others can only offer love
Love doesn’t flow through the veins
It rests in the heart
Builds a home
Like the home the loved one has been given
To give your heart to me. It meant everything.
You said it first
I wanted to wait until I meant it
Looking back
Knowing how you guard your heart
I see how vulnerable you made yourself
All the times your trust had been broken
Love betrayed
To give your heart to me
It meant everything
I knew it was you on the first ring
Too early in the morning
Too late in death’s grasp
Almost perfunctory
Flowers while they can smell
Hugs while they can feel
Kisses while they can taste
Words while they can hear
Winks while they can see
Arsenio Franklin 