Tainted

These wounds won't heal.
They won't stop bleeding.
I've bandaged them.
I've taken care of them.

But they won't leave,
Won't heal.
They still ooze blood,
Constantly taining everything.

I stitch them up.
I bandage them.
I clean them.
I prevent infections.

But it always comes back.
Sometimes it gushes,
Others it just barely oozes.
They won'r go away.

Right when they seem healed
I find them, gushing blood.
I suppress it, push it back,
Try to stop the bleeding.

But it never stops
Never heals.
Always bleeding.
Always tainting.

Everything I touch gets tainted.... along with me