Ezra Mars: Blood

BLOOD
has returned
to stain my briefs
Six weeks without
a testosterone shot
will do that
Months will pass
before I can refill
my prescription
No health insurance
only makes this harder
I had to reuse
a dirty needle
for the last drop
knowing well enough
infection would follow
Anything to keep her,
the previous form
away
Ezra Mars is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s film program. He currently resides in his home state of West Virginia, where he is focusing on his work in film and poetry.