hard setback

if the cut on your lip
bleeds onto the floor
do you still weep
blue to red
the change is the same
leaving you without
the sensation of pain
does it add up
in the long run
or does distance fall
shortly before losing
the point of it all
fortune favours you
the deafening voices
attend to your desires
in empty places
where do you hide
when there is nothing left
to conquer and divide
among the armies
throughout the age
take a step back
see what remains