This Poem was Submitted By: Molly Johnson On Date: 2001-09-26 03:40:08 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Scars in the Making

My mouth is dry. I won’t face any metaphor that leaps to loose my lips.  I will not endure tender reflection.  I cannot read your pain.  I will wad the pages and  stop up the grief holes in my heart.  I blink hard and hope for thick scabs over raw wounds.

Copyright © September 2001 Molly Johnson


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