The mare in the stable kept licking away
at the blood-slick head of her newborn foal
till he was left spotless,
his needle-like brown legs
shaking sporadically
underneath the sheets of hay.
Her own tongue came back red
but she didn’t seem to mind.
I wondered if love was
licking away someone’s blood
until they were left clean
even if your own tongue
was stained.
This was written by our contributing writer, Zoha Kashif.
Image Source: Unsplash, Ben Berwers
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