gash
raze i walked into the shelf
that holds a silver box
that's gone years without
feeling the sharp sting
of electricity
drifting through its veins
and thought i might have
shattered the bone
beneath the skin.

few things in recent memory
have hurt that much.

the long red mouth
of an unwanted gift
i gave myself this morning
will scab over
before it learns to smile.
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what's it to you?
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