The Straw and the Coconut Blood

my mother once said:
take the straw, but not the red one
red is the color of blood and warning signs.

so I took the blue one

well done, now you can have your coconut milk.

and I took a sip and melted down into a pool of coconut blood
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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