Bleeding Heart

They say I’ve got a bleeding heart 

“Be careful of your bleeding heart” 

My mother would say

A trail of golden blood follows me wherever I go

They say I’ve got a bleeding heart

The blood gets on everything I touch

I sit anxiously

Desperately waiting for signs of healing

Ragged breaths

Convulsions 

Screams 

Stable

Panic 

Uncertainty 

Fear 

Stable 

Time

Distance

Pain

Flatline

They say I’ve got a bleeding heart 

But that’s simply not true 

If I had such a golden blood, bleeding heart 

Why couldn’t I save you

-Bleeding Heart