Ancient Blood
The blood in me is Ancient Blood.
My same blood has coursed through the veins of another.
Every now & then, when I let my spirit free,
I h e a r t h a t b l o o d t a l k I n g t o m e.
It tells me of things so long ago,
That people these days would no longer know.
It shows me a place
Where people were one,
And I think to myself,
A m I r e a l l y f r e e?
And then I wake up,
And see where I live,
And try to let go of my spirit again. . .
ã 1995 Janelle K. Vargas