Sacrament
Take…drink�?/EM>
She takes wine
from a chipped glass.
At first, the blemish
lessens the cups beauty
Then she sees
a prism
Fracturing light
arcs of rainbows
illumine the stem.
Consuming
blush of red
clarity of blue
pulp of brown
She drinks again.
wincing
she pays the price
for tasting the sky�?/FONT>
metallic taste
crimson drop
descends
…this is my blood.
jlh