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Friday, August 8, 2014

Luxury Tag






Tracing the scar on my chest
White lines, hemmed surface
Labor of the blade
Prying finger tips recollect 
The battle won 
In skin.
Living as proof
Redemption inscribed in flesh
Discovering the splendor of wound.

1 comment:

  1. A very visceral poem -- the reader can almost feel the pain of the narrator, physically and emotionally. Blade, prying, battle, skin, flesh, wound. Sharp words that complement the experience of the scar, and ultimately the healing that must be done to see it as not a blemish but, as the poem is titled, a tag of luxury. A new beginning, deeper insight.

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