Blood

Elegant droplets swirling in water

how could anyone hate you?

You're art dripping from the body

a beautiful farewell to life almost created.

Also thank fucking God.

I bleed out the bodily reminders

of men I didn't love,

of kinky nights and awkward mornings

Each politely hastening to the door.

I bleed out

the phone calls that never came.

and the texts each

more sporadic than the last.

I bleed out the fear

that i would have to get an abortion alone.

Tears of relief and thankfulness

some people will never know.