Blood:

Crimson red, almost scarlet

Released by a sharpened blade, a thorn.

Rose Petals drip from steel onto ashen skin,

It stains, a tinted ruby, as lips.

A river flowing into ocean, pulled by the moon.

A low tide, burnt orange soil, skin, the stain.

A rapid inferno mixing with colours of red and orange, above paleness.

Fire on flesh.