Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Mark



I bore your neurotoxic carvings
straight-razored
into my skin,
nerve endings dangling, exposed,
until I transformed
into something
even I
no longer recognized.


© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

 

11 comments:

  1. yikes....not only the putting upon you of their marks...
    but yeah, it will mess you up over time....
    shivers.

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  2. Yow! harsh stuff, lady. I'd say, run.

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  3. An old nautical prodigy.

    the legend
    to find your way and your home
    this star this anchor

    A star tatoo at one wrist, an anchor on the other. _m

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  4. wow...a very striking piece...it really stikes a nerve (pun unintentionally intentional).

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  5. True. Transformations aren't always for the better! Good piece!

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  6. Edgy and intense . . . really good writing, Jennifer.

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  7. Tightly written, chilling work.

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  8. My skin crawls because of fear. Nice write. :-)

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