The Giraffe Blog – Poems by Virgenal Owens

He adds water to himself.
Tries to convince everyone to believe 
He is as dilute as he claims.
Then maybe can flow his own way.
Some people resented his consistency. 

He used to be thicker than blood.
Every cut from others could be clotted.
Now every scratch feels fatal.
The ones who pressured him
To pacify himself
Don't patch his wounds.


~Written by: Virgenal Owens