The Red Angel

The Red Devil she’s called
A drug so potent
She kills the cancer
Wreaking havoc all over

She kills and she kills
The good and the bad
My blood counts drop
They never stood a chance

Lower and lower
I become dizzy and weak
Until one day
I can’t stay on my feet

To the hospital I go
They poke and they prod
You need more blood
They tell me, I nod

A stranger’s blood
Via a blood transfusion
I’m anxious yet hopeful
Letting go of delusion

The Red Angel I call her
In she goes
The stranger’s blood
Becomes my own

A stranger so kind
An act so selfless
Humanity is beautiful
I remind myself

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