Bandages of sorrow: fantasy

The sorrow made her wrap bandages around herself, to staunch invisible wounds that nobody else could see. They respected her pain, for they saw it reflect her own responses. They felt as if it was wrapped around her as physically as the old blood-stained bandages that once had held safe her loves, her man and her child. They were dead now, and dried flakes of blood were all that were left. As she worked beneath the hot desert sun, the sweat of her skin made the blood seem fresh again, for only a moment before the blood stains started to fade, ever so slightly. At first, the others thought that this was a good sign, that as the blood faded so would--

Inspiration: Would you think I was a huge dork if I said Neopets?
Story Potential: High.
Notes: Sort of a different take on the mummy mythos, maybe. Kinda interesting.