a wound from the weight of a hundred
different people.
i run my big toe through the gash.
it itches
i put more
pressure
dig my toenail into
the seams
i could put the couch back
over it,
hide the scar
simultaneously
deepening it
it’ll never truly be restored
so why cover up
something that
deeply represents
everything that
dug into it
something that
cut
all the way.
down
to its
t
h
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e
a
d
s.
