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# A Twine Soaked in Blood
- URL: https://www.fsm.ink/a-twine-soaked-in-blood/
- Published: 2024-09-18T14:42:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-03T18:06:24.000Z
- Author: Mikayla Henry
- Tags: Poetry, #Import 2026-08-03 09:59

by *Mikayla Henry*

My brother’s blood stains my  
heart,  
but the blood of us both lies on your  
hands.

The heat of his hide –  
once the scent of mother’s oils,  
later pungent with dirt, entrails, paternal glory  
still lingers in my nostrils.  
He and I both failed to see the supposed monster  
of this labyrinth, had yet to enter  
its halls.

I now stand  
loved  
by neither man,  
nor monster.  
His kiss intoxicatingly sweet,  
and the fruits of his wine less tart  
than the salted taste of the sea and your severance –  
I was merely the twine that led  
to my brother’s tomb.

My memory burns,  
immortal among stars,  
but you are merely attached to my story  
by less than even twine.