boast
raze
the
band_aid
tells
me
it's
a
tough
strip
.
it
says
so
right
there
on
the
box
it
calls
home
,
in
thick
white
letters
hung
above
a
glossy
self_portrait
,
sewn
into
a
swollen
sky
of
blue
.
but
i
have
seen
the
fraying
of
its
woven
flesh
.
and
i
have
stood
to
watch
the
leaving
of
so
many
so
-called
sure
things
that
lacked
the
strength
to
stay
.
any
strap
or
salve
that
feels
a
need
to
advertise
its
arrogance
has
only
succeeded
in
setting
itself
up
for
a
fall
.
so
have
we
all
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from