Open Wound
copyright © 2001 c. amaris
shard of glass,
rainbow gleaming,
severed the chords and broke the past,
opened my chest,
let you into my heart
red, bloody,
bleeding,
barely beating
and yet
you insinuate yourself
into this mess,
find your way
into my bloodstream
determined to find
some sort of solution
a magic potion
an eternal elixir
to repair the damage done
by his tattooing
but what you don't understand
is I held my breath, I held his hand
as he carved his initials,
and I pulled him down into my
deepest cavities
and savored the sensation
as he crawled into me,
both of us knowing
I never heal easily
and that this time,
no suture would
save me.
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