I cut my finger

while slicing open an avocado

Bright Sharp pain

Then a full pause

dull ache

Finally blood

The body knows

what to do

operates its triage,

starts the process of healing

A system is in place

divine plan

What happens

when the body is cut open?

A surgeon’s hands immersed

The body in fight or flight mode

irrational

terrified

What does the body choose?

Homeostasis is not an option.

A monument to trauma

fortune, fear

then-

rest.