Coagulation

"Finally my blood began to coagulate," the second stage of hemostasis -- how great! First I applied pressure to the bleeding spot, the platelets circulate to stop it (a "clot.") Coagulation forms a more solid wall, in other words: a scab (helps after a fall). That tough thing is just a temporary patch; could bleed again, like My Girl's "blood brothers" scratch. The vocab: "hemo" means blood, "stasis"-- stands still; this natural process shows God's powerful skill: to keep flowing blood --in, and harmful germs --out, the fibrous platelet plug closes the vein's spout. Keep it clean, and with time, the skin looks like new; (a scar may remind me the pain I went through). The skin's remodel is "fibrinolysis," but what makes it ALL better-- is mother's kiss! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coagulation Starter Poetry Contest (just started with the first line provided by the contest assignment, and I went from there, putting myself in this situation, which I have manuevered before... scientific reference I drew from: "Hemostasis" -- a Cleveland Clinic article medically reviewed in 2021).