"blue blood" by Emily Nuñez
"blue blood" by Emily Nuñez
cast me a spell to let my blood run blue.
boil wild indigo, activate under the moon.
a spell that halts oxidation once the cells finally breathe.
once it seeps into my veins,
i have new blood,
blue blood,
for all those who spilt red.
blood kept warm as it trickles from open wounds.
history’s viscose embrace
hardens into a chrysalis,
and i emerge indigo