longer knives

longer knives

cutting deeper

sharper needles

writing, drawing

deep down within us

tattoos, scarring

written on hearts

ink on our souls

meting into our spirits

tearing us, ripping

our life in pieces

written in blood

deeper, deeper

exposing new flesh

virgin meat, living tissue

for the needle, the knife

cutting into our bodies

deeper than that

words written, painful

permanent stuff

new poem August 30, 2013

“longer knives”

Edited August 30, 2013

“sharper needles – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/sharper-needles-v2.html

new poem August 30, 2013

“sharper needles”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/sharper-needles.html

new poem August 30, 2013

“tattooed with pain”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/tattooed-with-pain.html

Edited August 22, 2013

“eyes not shut

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/eyes-not-shut-v2.html

August 22, 2013

“eyes not shut”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/eyes-not-shut.html

August 22, 2013

“tattooed on the inside”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/tattooed-on-inside.html

a poem in response to poem

 “TATTOOS AND ATTITUDE”

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by Chip Bergeron

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