is a pink flower petal
faded & crumpled origami
a time-stamped map
my school girl's body turning to jump
out from a van
as if i have wings
instead of coltish legs & black
polished shoes
the door swinging back
its pointed edge, dull rusty blade on my skin
my eyes, once carefree & blind
suddenly became cautious
of leaping & falling
blind as maple leaf during autumn
(how i admire the faith of baby birds)
i had other scars since then
but you never forget the first time
you see your flesh, not a wrapped & bound book
but a living tissue, popping fat & pulsing
red blood & bones, tiny veins
fragile as roots
of a spring bulb
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub: MTB, The Body & Poetry - where I am hosting about writing a body part/s as part of my history. Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.
