Blood is thicker than water <br />So they say <br />But so is jam, and honey, <br />And mercury, and porridge, and- <br />Let’s just say a lot of things <br />Are thicker than water. <br /> <br />Blood is thicker than water <br />So they say <br />But there’s ‘a friend who sticks closer than a brother’- <br />So is that a ‘water’ or a ‘blood’, <br />Or a watered-down ‘blood’ <br />Or a bloodied-up ‘water’? <br /> <br />There are many kinds of friends- <br />Depending on their circulations- <br />Indeed, some are so thick <br />They need nuclear-powered hearts <br />Just to pump all that tar <br />To all parts of their bodies <br />Women of steel and iron men… <br /> <br />So when you turn around, <br />And your friend has ‘got your back’; <br />Then you wind up with six inches of dagger <br />Sticking from it- <br />Don’t worry; it’s perfectly explainable- <br />They just wanted to see what kind of fluid <br />Runs through YOUR veins…<br /><br />TMA<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-blood-water-and-other-fluids-of-varying-density/
