04-30-2022, 12:11 AM
Shared blood
Blood rushing from head to toe;
warmth emanating around her.
Her covers, rising and falling,
to each shallow breath.
A shadow looming over
cradle below.
Overhead light
curling over its back.
A ghostly hand
drifts loftily over,
pressing flat against
her stomach--
warmth comforting.
A ghostly ear
swings down
landing softly
on her chest--
heartbeat terrifying.
The shadow recoils but continues standing there,
watching the baby through the railing of her cradle.
Their bodies pulsing in synchronization
all night long.
Blood rushing from head to toe;
warmth emanating around her.
Her covers, rising and falling,
to each shallow breath.
A shadow looming over
cradle below.
Overhead light
curling over its back.
A ghostly hand
drifts loftily over,
pressing flat against
her stomach--
warmth comforting.
A ghostly ear
swings down
landing softly
on her chest--
heartbeat terrifying.
The shadow recoils but continues standing there,
watching the baby through the railing of her cradle.
Their bodies pulsing in synchronization
all night long.