Bloody drama

Be a good lad
and don't be mad
but take as honor
to have slept
upon the stain
of a mattress
that has seen war and pain
of body and heart
turned into respect and art
but never a banner -
spare me the scorn
to all these children that could've been born.
Look at the mark
of this past
that in a way will forever last,
all those times I've died
to then come back as a spark
and remember its mistress.

04/04/2020