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Bruise

By J.R. Barner

Bruise

Blood without blood
Brokenness yet unbroken
Dark enough
To call attention
To this
Purplish
Nebula of pain.
I let my
Fingers
Trace its
Circumference
To take in
The reminder
To remember
The motivation
Lying beneath
The skin.







Article © J.R. Barner. All rights reserved.
Published on 2022-11-21
Image(s) are public domain.
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