• Creative writing
• Doctor

Red inky words scrawled aggressively across the paper,

he's looking over my shoulder thinking don't worry

blood's not red it's blue/purple except air oxidises it just so fast that

our imperfect eyes don't see

I reply you're scientifically right I'm sure but it's pretty red

when you've severed an artery accidentally and it's pump pump pumping away

reach in, find the bleeder, hold it down tie it off use cautery make it stop stop stop

I don't believe for several long seconds that I can do it and I'm terrified

but I'll tell you this man looking over my shoulder

hope also turns red when it hits the air.