Trickle of moist
Beads like mercury
As salt and spit mix
With the crimson flow
The iron poison
The elixir of life
Out of a wound
Self-inflicted
By an enamel dagger
Treachery and betrayal
Bit
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Trickle of moist
Beads like mercury
As salt and spit mix
With the crimson flow
The iron poison
The elixir of life
Out of a wound
Self-inflicted
By an enamel dagger
Treachery and betrayal
Hastily-Made Decision 