50 WORDS

Organization of Plasma Exporting Countries

Thrifty Word Challenge #40: Plasma

Alma Meek
The Bad Influence

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Photo by Daniel Cheung on Unsplash

The United States is sometimes called the OPEC of plasma.

Most days, 880 milligrams of my American plasma will pay for a full tank of gas.

I am a living resource that exchanges extant fuel for extinct power.

A living dinosaur with a plastic tube extending from my dimpled elbow.

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