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Sharpie Scars

October 3, 2012
By marissadele PLATINUM, Danbury, Connecticut
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marissadele PLATINUM, Danbury, Connecticut
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"If you know how you feel, and so clearly what you need to say, you'll know it. I don't think you should wait. I think you should speak now." -Taylor Swift

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He holds out his wrist to me
and hands me the deep sea blue Sharpie--
not a scissor.
I place my fingers on his palm--


gentle--
and I grasp the Sharpie in my right hand--
not a blade.
He is patient, and allows me to inscribe "love"


on the inside of his wrist--
not a red line.
For on days like these, we'd rather be imprinted with ink

rather than scars.

© Michelle B., Blairsville, GA

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marissadele PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 9 2013 at 2:57 pm
marissadele PLATINUM, Danbury, Connecticut
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&quot;If you know how you feel, and so clearly what you need to say, you&#039;ll know it. I don&#039;t think you should wait. I think you should speak now.&quot; -Taylor Swift

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thank you very much(: my poetry is what it is...I write what I feel, unconditionally.
Shadowpomgurl PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 18 2012 at 11:38 am
Shadowpomgurl PLATINUM, Canton, New York
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touching. i've done this too. think you have a knack for writng straight from the heart! :)