Power In the Blood

Power In the Blood
a poem
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
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Jan 27
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Image by Monika Kozub on Unsplashthe blood comes 
protecting me from myself 
creating a barrier
that you won’t want to pass
the blood comes
stopping your hands
stilling their path
forcing a different communication
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