Even though we can’t see our arteries
we assume they’ll work.
It’s a given.
Blood will circulate from one place to another.
If your feet need warmth
they ask your heart.
It registers the request
and responds with a beat.
But if something blocks an artery
everything must be rerouted around The Cape of Good Hope.
The Cape of Good Hope?
That’s right.
This is a metaphor!
And in this metaphor
your blood is a package of novelty mustaches.
Your clogged artery is the Suez Canal.
And the world’s largest ship
is lodged sideways in your heart.
Ever Given.
*Update* The blockage has been cleared. You may resume your novelty mustaching,