Inktober #17: Blood for Mother

Did she get it
from the shoemaker's daughter,
Virginal, freshly bloomed?

Was it from
the sacred, forbidden whore
Meant solely for the liege lord?

Did she drink it
from the lady knight
War-torn and duty-bound?

Was it for
the mother's firstborn
Nascent and still?

Whoever the previous woman
Bearer and sacrificial chalice
Then.
She is the hallowed vessel
Now.