Like every other fortnight

This morning, like every other fortnight
I found my clothes stained with blood
A jacket, a pair of jeans, a shirt and boots

This morning, like every other fortnight
a dark puddle of blood grows on the floor
from stained garments hanging among suites

The rest of my wardrobe shows no blight
except a jacket, pair of jeans, shirt and boots

Whitest sheets next to blood-stained clothes
I show not sign of blemish I am a coot

This morning, like every other fortnight
I have not a clue why or who
my coffee tastes like rust.



Photo Credit: Csutkaa

Claire Obscure Remix

Human Body

Human Body

The lord may close the door
but will open a window.

The lord may shut the window
but will open a slot.

The lord may seal the slot
but will open a fish-eye,
so that we can marvel at his creation
from this dark, humid and narrow room.


Photo Credit: Shields29

Can you help me identify this plant?

Here are the pictures:

The plant is growing on my balcony. I did not plant it. The pot is from my landlord who left it and the earth was very dry. As soon as I placed it where water and sun were available a bunch of plants started to grow, mostly bad weed and grass, but this one stands out. I think it is some sort of climber. But then it bloomed and the flowers look really weird. And I got very curious as to what kind of plant it was. I tried to search based on the leaves and flower but no luck. Some leaves look very similar to other types but the stem is right under the leave, a bit like an umbrella. So it think it maybe a tropical plant.

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Five red petals with same number of yellow sepals with red outlines


Here is the flower on the side, notice how the bract protrudes from the back like pointy hat.

Here are the leaves, 7 points wit the stem coming from underneath roughly at the center.


Sorry about the focus, my phone has no macro.
Any ideas?

Identified!

Nasturtium, more specifically Tropaeolum Majus, aka. Garden Nasturtium, Capuchina, Espuela de Galán, Flor de la Sangre, Llagas de Cristo, Marañuela, Mastuerzo de Indias

Thanks to the people of GardenWeb and Facebook.

My Heart has Two Beats

My heart has two beats
and they are not in synchronicity
it is the day when they overlap
that I know I shall die

Por que uno se apresura
y el otro se alenta, uno
evita al otro, y uno
persigue al otro

It is when both die of
tiredness and boredom
they will capitulate
give up and surrender

I wish I could speak the tongue
of one of them
I with I could understand
the reasons of the other

Sólo hablo la lengua de uno
él otro sólo habla tristeza
y él otro avaricia
sólo entiendo la lengua avara.

Knots

The only knot
I know how to do
is the hangman's knot

Oxymoron

I will bring you freedom with the barrel of my gun, even if I have to kill you.

"could use military might to create free societies"