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Scabs
I.
in the late 18th century
the term scab was used
to describe anybody
that wouldn’t join a union
or refused to strike
wounds walking around
like regular people
a dichotomy of living
and need
II.
the worst scab I’ve ever tended
was a cigarette I put out on my arm
aged twenty, full of fear
burnt skin doesn’t heal like slices
little red halos turn white
the world buzzes for a moment
nothing but silence
and weak knees
III.
every piercing I’ve ever had
has been a gut punch
I remember my nose bridge
a year of tending punctures
with salt water, wiping crust
from an entry point
sometimes I’d get pierced
to dull the fall out of getting hit
I have 25 pieces of metal
you do the math
IV.
at night, as I lay in the dark
I think of my heart as cut
and raw
tough steak for the living
wondering if it pumps blood
or if I’ve patched it
nurtured it
healed it one slash at a time
Published 21st Jul 2024
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I know this feeling all too well. My heart feels like a scab that I constantly pick and pour salt into. Every time it starts to heal even a little bit, I pick at it again. A Neverending cycle, as if it's because I enjoy the pain.
I enjoyed this write. I related to the idea of a scab. Thank you for sharing Missy. <3
I enjoyed this write. I related to the idea of a scab. Thank you for sharing Missy. <3
21st Jul 2024 8:54pm
Yep… that’s quite the statement. But I can see that there is a strange comfort there. That has a lot to say. You’re quite right with the never ending cycle.
I really appreciate you dropping in with your real thoughts. <3
-M
I really appreciate you dropping in with your real thoughts. <3
-M
21st Jul 2024 8:26pm
I think the worst scab is when you thought it has really healed good and someone else picks at it and causes it to bleed. Nice spill. Fia xoxo
( I burned myself with a cigarette once on a dare and it healed up looking like a BCG shot. You can not see it anymore)
Fia xoxo
( I burned myself with a cigarette once on a dare and it healed up looking like a BCG shot. You can not see it anymore)
Fia xoxo
21st Jul 2024 8:47pm
Thank you. I think there’s some truth in that. I’ve been thinking about the scab metaphor alot recently, especially since going down the therapy route.
I would highly recommend not burning yourself with cigarettes.. fyi…. 😬 I’m glad it healed though.
Thanks for dropping in
-M
I would highly recommend not burning yourself with cigarettes.. fyi…. 😬 I’m glad it healed though.
Thanks for dropping in
-M
21st Jul 2024 8:49pm
21st Jul 2024 8:58pm
