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Be nice to me

I gave blood today

reads the sticker 

stuck on my shirt

which I get to wear

because, I did, 

in fact,

give blood today.

Got hooked up 

and had a pint of blood

extracted from my body

and moved into a plastic bag.

I’m more accustomed 

to throwing pints

down orally

but that’s another story

for another day.

But I’ll be accredited

with saving a life

for my simple task

of donating a pint.

and then I remember

there’s a poetry reading

in town tonight

and I consider

heading down to read.

But I decide against it

eventually

since you’re not allowed

to give blood twice

in the same day.