A pulsing vein
visible at the wrist
is telling a story
if you want to listen.
Heart's emissaries;
aorta and arteries have delivered oxygenated blood to the remotest muscle and ligament and organs of your body making it possible
for your fingers write,
your toes flex, your brain to function,
your eyes to blink.
unaware of the infinitesimal changes
Just under your skin
you have now depleted the oxygen, your blood needs a recharge
that vein you saw pulsing
takes your deoxygenated blood
back to the heart.
ah right, you now
go back to fiddling with your phone
Prompt: explain something in your poem
Love the description and the ending!
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